The word 'ceramics' is derived from the Greek keramos, meaning pottery and porcelain. The opaque and translucent cement and clay often used in tableware are not appropriate for optical applications ...

Jennie Rebecca Springer, the founder of Jennie Rebecca Design in Nashville, Tennessee, is eager to say goodbye to chevron tile, which she refers to as "simply dated." If you like the general look, ...

Light kitchen cabinets don't have to feel flat when the right backsplash adds warmth, texture, and subtle contrast inspired ...

The Trump administration is intensifying its focus on robotics as a part of its broader initiative to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence, Politico reported Wednesday. Commerce ...

While subway tile continues to be popular, you may want to think outside of the box on this and take Erin Napier's kitchen ...

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Abstract: Laser-driven white lighting has been considered as a next-generation high-brightness white lighting source. Thermally stable color converter is an essential down-conversion material for ...

For several years now, the U.S. ceramic market has been going through a period of transition with the expansion of U.S. manufacturing, removal of Chinese imports from the market through tariffs, ...

Abstract: To solve the problem of false defect detection owing to the interference of the texture attribute of ceramic tiles, a method for detecting surface defects in complex-textured ceramic tiles ...

The Christmas tree is a quintessential holiday decoration. But not everyone has enough space for a big live or artificial tree. In such circumstances, mini tabletop Christmas trees provide the ...