The Lobito Corridor railway initiative in sub-Saharan Africa will improve the transport of minerals between mines and shipping ports, but it may not necessarily help secure critical mineral supply chains like the U.S. hopes.
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From industrial espionage to nanoparticles to fabric arts, porcelain production has had a far-reaching impact on history. This CTT looks at the industry’s surprising influence.
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Extremely durable drinking glasses called Superfest were produced in East Germany during the 1980s, but their production ceased by the end of the decade. Now, a Berlin startup seeks to revive this legacy with their own line of long-lasting drinking glasses.
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Lampang province in Thailand is famous for its ceramic “rooster” bowls, but a rise in Chinese imports threatens local ceramic producers who cannot compete with the rock-bottom prices.
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Until recently, the lack of local Aboriginal pottery samples in Australia led some scholars to claim that Aboriginal societies lacked cultural complexity. But the discovery and analysis of pottery sherds on the island of Jiigurru disproves this disparaging characterization.
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The ongoing war in Ukraine is driving tile manufacturers to look for alternative sources of clay for tile manufacturing. In a recent open-access paper, researchers from Spain and Türkiye investigated the potential of clay sourced from the Afyon region of Türkiye as a possible alternative to Ukrainian clay for white tile manufacturing.
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Death from train collisions is the second-highest cause of unnatural elephant deaths in India. Austria-based information provider Sensonic contracted with Indian Railways to deploy a fiber-optic-based elephant detection and alert system along the railway’s East Coast network.
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Though the tradition of creating grand stained-glass windows is less common than it was before, the art form remains an important part of our culture today. In April 2024, CTT is running a special three-part series on stained glass. Part 3 covers the revival of stained glass in the 19th and 20th centuries and its use today.
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The 2024 Pan American Ceramics Congress and Ferroelectrics Meeting of Americas took place April 7–11 in Panama City, Panama. The conference witnessed a surge in attendance compared to 2022 and welcomed a record-number of students from South American countries.
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Though the tradition of creating grand stained-glass windows is less common than it was before, the art form remains an important part of our culture today. In April 2024, CTT is running a special three-part series on stained glass. Part 2 provides an overview of the early history of colored glass and details the rise and fall of stained-glass windows between the 11th and 16th centuries.
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