THE MAGIC OF CERAMICS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE & ACKNOWLEDGMENTS FOR THE FIRST EDITION -- PREFACE & ACKNOWLEDGMENTS FOR THE SECOND EDITION -- FOREWORD TO THE FIRST EDITION -- INTRODUCTION -- 1 OUR CONSTANT COMPANIONS -- FROM STONEWARE TO SUPERCONDUCTORS -- CERAMICS IN YOUR HOME -- Wake-Up Call -- Food for Thought -- The Rest of the House -- Off to Battle -- CERAMICS ON THE JOB -- CERAMICS ELSEWHERE -- CERAMICS AT PLAY -- OVERVIEW: MOVING ON -- 2 FROM POTTERY TO THE SPACE SHUTTLE -- EARLY CERAMICS -- The Birth of Pottery -- The Emergence of Civilization -- Ceramics in the Age of Metals -- EVOLUTION OF TRADITIONAL CERAMICS -- Invention of the Potter's Wheel -- New Types of Pottery -- Plaster: A Ceramic That Hardens at Room Temperature -- Ceramics in Building -- Decorative Tiles -- Glass -- MODERN CERAMICS -- Piecing the Puzzle Together -- Alumina Spreads to Other Modern Applications -- The Explosion of New Ceramics and Ceramic Uses -- OVERVIEW: INTO THE FUTURE -- 3 THE BEAUTY OF CERAMICS -- EARLY CERAMIC ART -- Eastern Mediterranean Ceramics -- Greek and Roman Ceramics -- Ceramics in the Far East -- Ceramics in the Americas -- THE MIDDLE AGES -- Chinese Ceramics during the Middle Ages -- Islamic Ceramics during the Middle Ages -- THE RENAISSANCE AND BEYOND -- Influence from the Moslem World -- Influence from the Far East -- Pottery and Glass in Colonial North America -- The Influence of the Industrial Revolution -- A CENTURY OF CERAMIC ART -- Classical to Abstract Glass -- Expressions in Pottery -- Art from Modern Ceramics -- OVERVIEW: ENDURING BEAUTY -- 4 CERAMICS AND LIGHT -- TRANSPARENCY, A RARE AND SPECIAL QUALITY -- Refraction-Where's the Fish? -- Transparency in Action -- Transparency and the Electromagnetic Spectrum -- COLOR -- Where Does Color Come From? -- Color in Ceramics -- PHOSPHORESCENCE -- Some Ceramics Glow in the Dark.

Phosphorescent Ceramics at Work -- Electroluminescent Lighting -- Light from Semiconductors -- LASERS -- MORE OPTICAL MAGIC -- Electro-optics -- Photosensitive Ceramic Materials -- Other Optical Applications -- OVERVIEW: VISION INTO THE FUTURE -- 5 AMAZING STRENGTH -- CERAMICS AND STRESS -- How Stress Operates -- Types of Stress -- Dealing with Stress -- SILICON NITRIDE -- Silicon Nitride and Jet Engines -- Silicon Nitride for Cutting Metals -- Silicon Nitride for Bearings -- HIGH-STRENGTH, HIGH-TOUGHNESS ZIRCONIUM OXIDE -- What Is Toughness? -- Transformation Toughening -- Uses of Transformation-Toughened Ceramics -- HIGH-STRENGTH CERAMIC FIBERS -- Why Are Glass and Ceramic Fibers So Strong? -- The Use of Ceramic Fibers in Composites -- Composites with High-Strength Carbon Fibers -- High-Temperature Ceramic-Matrix Composites -- CERAMIC STABILITY -- Stability versus Temperature -- Dimensional Stability and Low-Thermal-Expansion Ceramics -- OVERVIEW: A NEW DIMENSION OF STRENGTH ANDSTABILITY -- 6 CERAMICS AND THE ELECTRONICS AGE -- WHAT WE MEAN BY ELECTRONICS -- MILESTONES IN OUR UNDERSTANDING AND USE OF ELECTRICITY -- Materials and Electricity -- The Invention of the Transistor -- The Invention of the Integrated Circuit -- THE ROLE OF CERAMICS IN IC TECHNOLOGY -- Inside a Silicon Chip -- Making Integrated Circuits with Ceramics -- Now What Happens with the Silicon Chip? -- OTHER ELECTRICAL USES OF CERAMICS -- Ceramic Electrical Insulators -- Dielectric Ceramics and the Capacitor -- Cellular Phones -- Flash Memory Devices -- Ceramic Superconductors -- NATURE'S MAGNETS -- OVERVIEW: WHAT WILL THE FUTURE BRING? -- 7 PIEZO POWER -- THE HISTORY OF PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMICS -- UNDERWATER USES FOR PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMICS -- Hydrophones -- Sonar -- Decoys -- Boat Speedometers -- Fish Finders -- Underwater Explosives Detectors -- Ocean Floor Mapping Devices.

INDUSTRIAL USES FOR PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMICS -- Nondestructive Inspection Devices -- Ultrasonic Cleaners -- Equipment for Mixing and for Making Emulsions -- Actuators and Positioners -- Ultrasonic Machining Equipment -- Transformers -- PRESSURE AND VIBRATION DETECTION WITH PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMICS -- VIBRATION PREVENTION -- Active Vibration Control for Microchip Production -- Vibration Reduction in Aircraft, Skis, and Baseball Bats -- OTHER USES FOR PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMICS -- Quartz Watches -- Noisemakers and Beautiful Music -- Lighters and Igniters -- Actuators for Correcting Temperature Distortions in Telescope Mirrors -- Atomic Force Microscope -- OVERVIEW: PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMICS TRANSFORMING OUR LIVES -- 8 MEDICAL MIRACLES -- CERAMICS FOR REPLACEMENT AND REPAIR -- Dental Ceramics -- Hip and Other Joint Implants -- Spine Repair -- Alternatives to Treating Paralysis -- Bone Restoration -- Middle-Ear Implants -- Heart-Valve Implants -- Eye Repairs -- Prosthetic Devices -- DIAGNOSTIC USES FOR CERAMICS -- CAT Scans -- Ultrasonic Imaging -- Endoscopy -- CERAMICS IN MEDICAL TREATMENT AND THERAPY -- Laser Surgery -- Traditional Surgery -- Radioactive Glass Microspheres for Cancer Treatment -- Other Direct Drug Delivery Systems -- Dialysis -- Unblocking Blood Vessels -- Physical Therapy -- Ceramics in Pacemakers -- Ceramics in Respirators -- Pharmaceutical Uses for Ceramics -- Live-Cell Encapsulation -- OVERVIEW: MEDICAL MIRACLES YET TO COME -- 9 CERAMICS AND THE MODERN AUTOMOBILE -- CERAMICS UNDER THE HOOD -- Oxygen Sensors and Catalytic Converter -- Electronic Engine-Control System -- Water Pump and Air Conditioner Compressor Seals -- Turbocharger Rotors -- Ceramic Sensors -- Ceramic Fibers and Composites -- Ceramics in Diesel Engines -- Experimental Ceramic Engine Components -- CERAMICS IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT -- Windows and Mirrors -- Ceramic Magnets.

Electroluminescent and Piezoelectric Ceramics in Automobiles -- CERAMICS IN THE REST OF YOUR CAR -- CERAMICS IN MOTOR VEHICLE MANUFACTURING -- OVERVIEW: MOVING DOWN THE ROAD -- 10 HEAT BEATERS -- CERAMICS FOR THE REFINING AND PROCESSING OF METALS -- Raw Materials Preparation -- Smelting and Refining -- Melting and Holding -- Shape Forming -- Finishing and Inspection -- Heat Treatment -- CERAMICS FOR HIGH-TEMPERATURE INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES -- Glass Production -- Industrial Furnaces -- Chemicals and Petroleum Processing -- Ceramics in the Ceramics Industry -- ENERGY CONVERSION -- AEROSPACE USES OF CERAMICS -- The Space Shuttle -- Beyond the Space Shuttle -- Other Aerospace Uses for High-Temperature Ceramics -- OVERVIEW: HARNESSING HEAT -- 11 THE HARDEST MATERIALS IN THE UNIVERSE -- THE CUTTING OF MATERIALS -- Waterjet Cutting -- Ceramic Cutting Tool Inserts -- Diamond and Other Superhard Abrasives -- WEAR RESISTANCE AND CORROSION RESISTANCE -- Ceramic Seals -- Ceramic Valves -- Pumps -- Ceramics in the Mining Industry -- Ceramics for Power Generation -- Ceramics in Papermaking -- Ceramics in the Textile Industry -- Ceramics for Oil-Well Drilling and Pumping -- Other Wear Resistance Applications for Ceramics -- CERAMIC ARMOR -- OVERVIEW: CERAMICS STOP WEAR AND BULLETS -- 12 ENERGY CONSERVATION AND CONVERSION EFFICIENCY -- WHY SHOULD WE BE CONCERNED? -- THE ROLE OF CERAMICS IN ENERGY CONSERVATION -- Fiberglass Insulation -- Double-Paned Glass and Reflective Coatings -- Efficient Lighting -- Vehicles with Improved Fuel Efficiency -- Ceramic Igniters for Natural Gas Appliances -- Ceramics for Industrial Energy Conservation -- THE ROLE OF CERAMICS IN INCREASING EFFICIENCY OF POWER GENERATION -- Coal-Fired Utility-Scale Power Generation Stations -- Nuclear Energy -- Ceramics in Fuel Cells -- OVERVIEW: BECOMING MORE EFFICIENT.

13 FROM POLLUTION CONTROL TO ZERO POLLUTION -- THE ROLE OF CERAMICS IN VEHICLE POLLUTION CONTROL -- Gasoline Engine Vehicle Pollution Reduction -- Diesel Engine Vehicle Pollution Reduction -- OTHER POLLUTION REDUCTION TECHNOLOGIES INVOLVING CERAMICS -- Incineration of Garbage and Hazardous Chemicals -- Water and Sewage Treatment -- Containment of Oil Spills -- CERAMICS AND RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES -- Hydroelectric Power -- Wind Energy -- Solar Energy -- OVERVIEW: TO A GREENER, HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT -- 14 WHAT'S NEW AND WHAT'S COMING -- NANOMATERIALS, NANOFABRICATION, NANOANALYSIS -- Why Nanomaterials? -- Importance of Particle Size and Arrangement -- Nanosize Powder Synthesis and Manipulation -- Self-Assembly at the Nanoscale -- Self-Assembly of Nanowires -- Carbon Nanotubes -- Analytical Instruments that can Visualize Atom-Level Structures -- THE DIGITAL ELECTRONICS REVOLUTION -- Evolution of the Integrated Circuit -- Flash Memories -- Charge-Coupled Device (CCD) -- The Role of Glass in the Digital Electronics Revolution -- MODERN CERAMIC ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICES -- OVERVIEW: WHAT'S NEXT? -- CONCLUSION -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- INDEX.