The European Ceramic Society
YCN Photo Contest 2019
Here are the results of the 2019 Photo Contest:
1.
Paloma Almodóvar, Spain
Geraniums aren't just for Grandmas!
Hexagonal molybdenum oxide obtained by a chemical precipitation method and subsequently annealed at 120ºC. At this temperature the rods tend to merge together into "balls" (which constitute the "micro-geraniums" in this picture) to increase their size up to 5x20 microns.
2.
Antoni Vinci, Italy
Crystal black hole
Carbon fibre fracture surface surrounded by zirconium carbide crystals.
3.
Premysl Stastny, Czech Republic
Microflowers
Reprecipitated hydroxyapatite
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New book by Prof. Suk-Joong Kang:
Prof. Kang is one of the foremost worldwide specialists in sintering and this book, presented as a series of questions and answers concerning sintering may be useful both to students of ceramics and also to teachers looking for questions to discuss with their students.
YCN Newsletter 23 - Brazil Capes Thesis Award and Flash (Sinter) Crystallization of Glass by Isabela Reis Lavagnini
We are proud to announce that Isabela Reis Lavagnini has been awarded the 2024 Capes Thesis Award for her outstanding work in Materials, titled "Flash Sintering of Zirconia, Hydroxyapatite, and Hydroxyapatite-Zirconia Composite."
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