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NORTH LOGAN, Utah — Matt Fiske is a potter who enjoys the science behind his work as much as the work itself. He's especially … [Read more...]
Technology | Clay Tablets from Babylon Reveal Advanced Understanding of Geometry
Whenever I imagined an ancient clay tablet, I usually pictured a slab, something Charlton Heston would lug around in The Ten … [Read more...]
Technology | Can a Rare Clay Kill Drug-Resistant Bacteria?
Researchers at the University of B.C. have confirmed a discovery credited to the Heiltsuk First Nation, a tribe of people who … [Read more...]
Technology | Researchers Pilot Solar Fuel Cells with Nanowires
The American Ceramic Society recently penned an article about research that could create affordable solar fuel cells, … [Read more...]
Technology | Scientific Observations Could Help Overcome Brittle Ceramics
We picture the science writers over at The American Ceramics Society as large, disembodied brains floating in blue-and-white … [Read more...]
Architecture | Jacob van der Beugel
Ceramist Jacob van der Beugel is known for his pottery that shows all too clearly (as Crafts notes) his debt to his two … [Read more...]
Clay | Could This Matter Be God?
Guess what, ceramic lovers? You could have the inside line on the genesis of life on Earth. The Science World Report ran a … [Read more...]