News 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.

https://jecs.synexis.be/uploads/YCN/YCN%20Newsl%2026/Kocijan_web.jpgShaping 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.