The colorful glaze on that ceramic mug of yours may look nice, but there's a chance that it could contain toxic substances. US scientists have thus created a safer type of glaze, that incorporates ...

Ceramic glaze material is the finishing glassy coat in a typical ceramic production. They are hard, smooth and impervious to liquids, steam, weak acids, alkalis, and are insoluble in water. Glazes are ...

High-quality ceramic cookware is generally safe because it doesn’t release harmful chemicals during normal cooking temperatures. To ensure safety, always choose ceramic cookware labeled “lead-free” ...

Lithuanian designer Agne Kucerenkaite reveals the value of industrial metal waste in her project Ignorance is Bliss, which sees the material used to make colourful ceramics. Ignorance is Bliss ...

A 55-year-old woman presented to hospital with an acute worsening of chronic abdominal pain. Her medical history included fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, posttraumatic stress disorder and a ...

Introduced as a medicinal drink around 2700 B.C., tea has grown to be the one of the most popular beverages worldwide. One of the key reasons for its popularity is its rich content of flavonoids and ...