A research team led by Prof. Hu Xiaoye from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has synthesized high-quality boride ceramic powders with an Archimedean shape.

Ceramics are made from clay, sand and feldspar (a rock that has metals present in compound form, but not as an ore). These materials are ground to a fine powder, mixed together and fired at high ...

State and explain which type of glass would be best to make a boiling tube, for use in a school chemistry laboratory. Borosilicate glass would be best because it has a higher melting point than ...

researchers from the Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, have successfully developed high-entropy thermosensitive ceramics based on rare-earth ...

including chemistry, materials science, physics, and biotechnology. His research focuses on the synthesis of bio- and customized materials, with key areas including: Advanced glass-ceramics ...