Feb. 28 (UPI) --Industrial kilns, the commercial ovens used to fire bathroom tiles and tableware, operate at temperatures in excess of 1,000 degrees Celsius. Scientists at ETH Zurich have found a way ...

8. FINISHED POTTERY PICKUP Completed works will be held at the Circulation Desk for pickup. Studio staff will notify you once ...

The shelves at the Office for the Arts Ceramics Program’s studio hold many works in progress—ceramics of all shapes, sizes, and purposes, some beautifully smooth and finished, plenty waiting to be ...

In the cramped basement of Hopkins Hall, monstrous kilns bake soft, pliable clay into permanent ceramic works. Students of the newly reinstated ART 5102 course will soon learn how these machines ...

Ordinarily, when ceramic items are manufactured, the raw material has to be fired in a kiln at temperatures exceeding 1,000 ºC (1,832 ºF). Needless to say, it's a very energy-intensive process. Now, ...

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Heating up studies in ceramics at the New Hampshire Institute of Art students this month will re-ignites a community firing process developed in Japan more than 1,000 years ago. Institute professor ...

Back in 2014, the Springfield Art Museum mounted an exhibit of ceramics from its permanent collection, including works by Gertrud and Otto Natzler, who were known in particular for their experiments ...

Ceramic artist Michael Flaherty goes the extra effort to be original with his art. Last summer, the artist built a wood fire kiln to glaze his pottery work. This year, he's built a solar-powered kiln, ...

The manufacture of cement, bricks, bathroom tiles and porcelain crockery normally requires a great deal of heat: a kiln is used to fire the ceramic materials at temperatures well in excess of 1,000°C.

Nestled in an industrial estate in the western part of Singapore is an 84-year-old dragon kiln, the oldest and the only operational dragon kiln in the country. Built in 1940, the kiln at Thow Kwang ...