News 2025

It is a true honor to introduce myself as the new Committee Member of the Young Ceramists Network.

Why Crystal Structure Matters: Decoding the Performance of Calcium Phosphate Biomaterials

In the world of calcium phosphate biomaterials, crystal structure is often the silent driver behind a material’s success—or failure. Whether we are developing bone graft substitutes or studying bioceramic interactions at the tissue interface, understanding the underlying crystal lattice isn’t just helpful—it’s essential.

YCAM 2025 in Toulouse was one of those events that leave you both exhausted and completely recharged at the same time. Over three packed days, I experienced a dynamic mix of cutting-edge research, engaging discussions, and an atmosphere that reminded me just how fortunate I am to be part of this vibrant community.

Tailoring microstructures: Enhancing the thermomechanical properties of refractory castables

To attain the EU’s Net Zero 2050 goals, European steel industries, one of the most intensive carbon emitters, require a rapid transition into cleaner and more sustainable alternatives. Refractories, often called the hidden heroes, are ceramic materials specially engineered to withstand extreme heat while maintaining their strength and chemical stability. 

Freezing polymer solutions to create porous ceramics for CO2 utilization applications

Freezing might seem an unlikely method for structuring ceramics, just as creating ceramics from polymers might sound counterintuitive. Yet, combining these two techniques opens an interesting pathway for creating tailored porous materials, which can play an important role in the use of CO2 as a building block for chemical synthesis.

LESS FRICTION. MORE PROGRESS. SKF Hybrid ceramic bearings.

SKF was founded in 1907. We are represented in around 130 countries, with more than 38 000 employees and 17 000 distributor locations worldwide. Our products are found everywhere in society. In fact, wherever there is movement, SKF’s solutions may be used.

Too hot to waste: sustainability of refractories for the steel industry through numerical models

Revisiting the refractory management through an integrated predictive and prescriptive strategy for tundish lining products circularity.

Christian is proud to work at the forefront of the ceramic industry as Application engineer for Lithoz. He has been successfully printing applications from many fascinating ceramic materials, from alumina and zirconia over silicon nitride or aluminium nitride to bone-like bioceramics such hydroxy apatite or tricalcium phosphate with its fascinating property of bioresorbability in the human body. 

Ksenia Menshikh is a postdoctoral researcher in the group of Prof. Lia Rimondini at the University of Eastern Piedmont (Università del Piemonte Orientale) in Novara, Italy. Her research focuses on the in-vitro modelling of bone cancer, and she is using biomaterials serving as tissue engineering scaffolds, including calcium phosphates.

From 6th to 9th May 2025, the 18th annual meeting of the Scandinavian Society for Biomaterials (ScSB) was held at the historic Vanajanlinna mansion, located in the peaceful countryside near Hämeenlinna, Southern Finland. Organised by Tampere University, the conference gathered early-career and senior researchers working in the field of biomaterials to share ideas, discuss recent advances, and foster collaboration under the theme “Shaping the Future with Biomaterials.” 

We are sorry to inform the community that Academician Vladimir Shevchenko, Fellow of ECerS, President of the Russian Ceramic Society and member of the ECerS Council, passed away on 14th May 2025.

When I am asked about my experience in YCN, dozens of beautiful memories and feelings come to mind. How to summarize them all?

High Entropy Oxides: Materials of the Future for Extreme Environments

Imagine a material that can withstand rocket engine temperatures, resist the harshest chemical environments, and at the same time enhance battery performance — this is the promise of high entropy oxides (HEOs).

Future-Proofing Glass: A PhD’s Leap into Innovation at CelSian

For over a million years, glass has been formed by nature—and for millennia, by human hands. Yet even as global industries innovate, glass manufacturing techniques remain rooted in technologies developed in the mid-20th century. At CelSian, we see this as an opportunity to shape what comes next—a cleaner, more efficient glass industry.

Electronica Materials Application – student’s perspective

Being a committee member of the Young Ceramists Network brings a lot of responsibilities and hard work, but also many great opportunities to attend inspiring events, meet different people, and expand both professional and personal networks.

Shaping the Future of Solar-Driven Photocatalysis with ALD Thin Film Materials for Sustainable Water Conservation.

Water is the most essential component of life on Earth and plays a crucial role in the well-being of the entire ecosystem.

4D-REVIVE: Unlocking the Potential of Metallic Glasses for Smart Cardiac Patches
 

Heart attacks remain a major global health challenge. By 2030, coronary atherosclerosis is expected to claim over 12 million lives annually. After a myocardial infarction (MI), the adult heart cannot repair itself, and existing therapies fall short–mainly due to poor engraftment, survival, and alignment of therapeutic cells.

Innovative processing of short-fibre reinforced Ultra-High Temperature Ceramic Matrix Composites

The growing demand for materials capable of withstanding extreme environments has sparked significant interest in Ultra-High Temperature Ceramic Matrix Composites (UHTCMCs). These materials possess high melting points, excellent oxidation resistance, and strong mechanical properties, making them ideal for aerospace and other high-performance industries.

The Ceramic AM Summit will be organised by DKG from 30th June to 2nd July 2025 at WISTA Eventcenter in Berlin, Germany.

As a part of the platinum jubilee celebration, CSIR-CGCRI is proud to announce the ‘PLATINUM Internship Award’ to invite young undergraduates to gain from the knowledge and experience of accomplished scientists by working at CSIR-CGCRI and to inspire them to pursue S&T as a career. This is meant to be a preparatory phase for young interns to imbibe the spirit of inquiry and learn the tools and techniques of research during their stay at CSIR-CGCRI.

Prof. Jean-François Baumard, who was ECerS President from 1995 to 1997.

Please note that the decisions of the JECS Trust board will not be known before end of July 2025. Activities submitted for the deadline of 31st May 2025 for support from the JECS Trust should then not begin before August 2025.

Dear Ceramic Community,

We are pleased to announce that March 12, 2025, marks the first-ever International Day of Ceramics!

In the frame of the 2025 ECerS International Student exchange program, ECerS is opening a first call to allow grants to European Students to attend the 69th Brazilian Ceramics Congress that will be held from 15th to 18th June 2025 in Natal, RN, Brazil.

The Ceramic and Glass Industry Foundation (CGIF) of the American Ceramic Society (ACerS) launched a call to allow 15 grants for undergraduate, graduate, and Ph.D. students based in non-European universities.