Ceramics

Busek Company
Develop bonding processes suitable for many of the major types of bulk and composite silicon carbide.
http://www.busek.com/

Center for Micro-Engineered Materials (CMEM)
Materials science research and ceramic and composite materials research at the University of New Mexico. The Center's specialty is the chemical synthesis and processing of ceramic related materials on a molecular and near molecular level.
http://www.unm.edu/~cmem/

CERAM Research
CERAM Research provides contract research, consultancy, analysis, testing and other services for ceramics and materials based industries including refractories, building materials, tableware, tiles, sanitaryware, advanced ceramics, metals, environmental and information services.
http://www.ceram.co.uk/

CeZIR Ceramic Components
Hard, wear-resistant, low thermal conductivity ceramic with high fracture toughness and bend strength.
http://www.ultrahardmaterials.co.uk/

Continuous Fiber Ceramic Composite Program
The CFCC Program is a joint research and development effort among industry, academia, and government to develop advanced ceramic composite materials for industrial applications.
http://www.ms.ornl.gov/programs/energyeff/cfcc/

ETH: Nonmetallic Inorganic Materials
Department at the Swiss Institute of Technology, active in the areas of colloid chemistry, ceramic processing, functional and structural ceramics, and modeling. Overview of research and education.
http://www.nonmet.mat.ethz.ch/

French Cermics Society (SFC)
Industrial Technical Centre of ceramics in France. Analysis and testings laboratory on ceramics and minerals.
http://pros.orange.fr/sfc/sommaire2.htm

German Ceramic Industry Association
Informational site on technical ceramics - materials, properties, fields of application and German manufacturers.
http://www.keramverband.de/

Glass Technology Services
British company offering services to the glass industry including analytical and diagnostic services, process instrumentation and consulting. Includes information on research and technology.
http://www.glass-ts.com/

ICE-2003 International Conference on Electroceramics
Information about the conference topics, deadlines, abstract submission and registration. The conference will be held 3-7 August, 2003, at MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
http://ice-2003.mit.edu

Intermat
Research and development of high temperature sealants for sapphire and alumina. Whisker technology, composite reinforcement.
http://home.att.net/~intermat

KAMtechnology
Boron Nitride, Aluminum Nitride, and High Purity Advanced Ceramics by SHS Technology
http://www.kamtech.co.kr

NexTech Materials, Ltd.
Research, develop, and manufacture ceramic materials for the fuel cell (SOFC and PEM) and electrochemical markets.
http://www.nextechmaterials.com/

Rutgers University Ceramic and Materials Engineering
Rutgers University Dept. of Ceramic and Materials Engineering
http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~mjohnm

Shanghai Institute of Ceramics
A research organization specialized in research, development and industrialization of advanced inorganic non-metallic materials.
http://www.sic.ac.cn/

Surface Processing & Mechanics Group - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Research and development related to coatings,composites, wear and friction, and chemical thermodynamics.
http://www.ms.ornl.gov/researchgroups/SPM/spmframes.htm

Swedish Ceramic Institute
The industrial research institute works with ceramics, their processing and fabrication as well as with materials properties.
http://www.keram.se/

Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
The Laboratory of Ceramic Materials (LMC) offers information on research areas and projects, equipments and publications. [English, Portuguese]
http://www.lmc.demet.ufmg.br/

University of Erlangen-Nürnberg
Department of Materials Science (Ceramics and Glass), Germany.
http://www.glass-ceramics.uni-erlangen.de/

U.S. Advanced Ceramics Association
USACA promotes the use of advanced ceramic materials in industrial applications.
http://www.advancedceramics.org/

Valley Design Corporation
Information on aluminum oxide substrates as an alternative to BeO.
http://www.aluminumnitride.com/beo-aln.htm

VIP-Digest
Interactive collection of information sources advanced engineering ceramic materials
http://vip-digest.narod.ru