WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- More powerful and more durable diesel, aircraft and gas-turbine engines may rev up soon, says a Purdue University engineer who is investigating using ceramics to protect engine ...

A flexible ceramic has properties similar to metal. It's tougher than the latter, but you can flex it like no other. A new study from a group of Chinese scientists suggests that it can revolutionize a ...

Ceramic matrix composite (CMC) materials are made of coated ceramic fibers surrounded by a ceramic matrix. They are tough, lightweight and capable of withstanding temperatures 300-400 degrees F hotter ...

Chinese scientists have developed the world’s first ceramic material that can bend like metal, a technology that could boost the performance of engines and lead to better artificial joints. Plasticity ...