A new partnership between Loughborough University and MEL
Chemicals looks set to make the manufacture of nanostructured ceramic
components a commercial reality.
Nanostructured advanced ceramics are now being made from
particles just 20 nanometres in size – that’s smaller than a typical
virus. Their unique structure offers
significantly improved properties compared to the advanced ceramics currently
on offer, but their use has been prevented to date by difficulties in
manufacturing with such ultrafine particles.