Understanding ceramic ‘mortar’ of materials may reveal ways to improve them
Tuesday, May 26, 2020 - 15:50
in Physics & Chemistry
When most people think of ceramics, they might envision their favorite mug or a flowerpot. But modern technology is full of advanced ceramics, from silicon solar panels to ceramic superconductors and biomedical implants. Many of those advanced polycrystalline ceramics are combinations of crystalline grains which, at the microscopic level, resemble a stone fence held together […]