In 2001, the founder of Mitticool ceramics learned many of his customers in India don't have regular access to electricity. So he invented a fridge made out of clay. It keeps food 8 degrees cooler ...

A ceramic material reinforced with carbon nanotubes has been made by materials scientists at UC Davis. The new material is far tougher than conventional ceramics, conducts electricity and can both ...

Started more than 60 years ago by California potter Edith Heath, the Sausalito-based Heath Ceramics is the go-to for choice ceramics, especially when it comes to tiles. Esteemed spots from ...

From slicing the clay to the use of a hand jigger, this brief Instagram clip showing how a Heath bowl is made is deeply satisfying. For those who don’t know, which we can only assume is but a very few ...

Ceramics are famous for being hard but easy to break. Now, researchers have demonstrated that adding carbon nanotubes to a ceramic material can nearly triple its resistance to fracturing. Since carbon ...

Researchers have demonstrated a spray-on mixture of carbon nanotubes and ceramic that has unprecedented ability to resist damage while absorbing laser light. Coatings that absorb as much of the energy ...

Thousands of ceramic poppies from the original Tower of London installation will create a breathtaking Weeping Window in Liverpool next month. And making up the stunning spectacle is the craftsmanship ...

I’ve just returned from two weeks touring the art and temples of Japan’s Inland Sea. We visited Osaka, Okayama, Takamatsu, Shikoku and the incredible “Art Island” of Naoshima, where the Chichu Museum ...