Latest sintering technology makes ceramic-based materials faster with less heat

Published on September 29th, 2016 | By: Stephanie Liverani

At the end of February, the U.S. Department of Energy launched a $40 million effort to improve materials for clean energy solutions.

And many science agencies have seen their federal budgets for R&D return to levels in FY 2016 not reached since the FY 2013 sequestration—even adjusting for inflation, according to the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Companies are also getting on-board with more cash for new materials research. Earlier this year CoorsTek aounced plans to invest $120 million to build an advanced materials R&D facility in its headquarters city of Golden, Colo., “outfitted with leading-edge equipment to develop iovative ceramic materials and processes for a variety of next-generation applications,” according to a company press release.