The film details the traditional pottery-making process, focusing on the importance of the firing stage. It explains how clay pieces transform from greenware to bisque and then to glazed pottery ...

Ceramic glazes have long intrigued both scholars and craftsmen for their rich and varied appearances. Central to this field is the interplay between chemical and structural colouration. Modern ...

Many articles are published on a daily basis illustrating the use of glazes, but the technology employed in their application and composition is quite complex and diverse. Many variations are possible ...

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 ...

Did you know that Chinese ceramics were once considered high-tech? For several ages, China was the only civilization that knew how to make porcelain. Ceramics are generally made based on three basic ...

Making your own ceramics can be a way to express your creativity, but some techniques and materials used in the process could be harmful. Today, scientists report progress toward a new type of glaze ...

Xin Zhaoguo felt a sense of nervous anticipation as he prepared to open the kiln. Just one day earlier, he had carefully placed 200 cups inside and fired them for a full 10 hours. Now, after allowing ...

Xin Zhaoguo, an inheritor of the Zibo-style coloured glaze ceramic craft, in the process of making a ceramic product (PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) Xin Zhaoguo felt a sense of nervous anticipation as he ...