SiC-based ceramic matrix composites are most preferred materials for modern gas turbine engine components due to their phase stability and creep resistance in ultra-high temperature environments. However, these materials disintegrate easily in moisture containing oxidizing environment at high...

The authors develop a longitudinal case study on 100 years of administrative history of the International Museum of Ceramics in Faenza, Italy (MIC). The case history is based on an archive analysis of the minutes, reports, and financial accounts of the meetings of the Museum’s Board of...

This article examines the ways how the formation of the Japanese ceramic collection of Sir William Van Horne (1843-1915) in Montreal was informed by art dealers and the global market of Japanese ceramics in the late 19th to early 20th century. Van Horne’s dealers, based in Japan and the US,...