Advanced Ceramics

Anisotropic, transparent fluoroapatite ceramics for high-power laser applications Edited By Eileen De Guire • October 22, 2012 An Alfred University team led by Yiquan Wu is developing methods for synthesizing anisotropic, transparent, polycrystal…

What are Ceramics? Ceramics encompass such a vast array of materials that a concise definition is almost impossible. However, one workable definition of ceramics is a refractory, inorganic, and nonmetallic material. Ceramics can be divided into two …