Besides the determination of strength, the determination of open porosity and bulk density is the most common analysis we perform in-house – and also one of the simplest. Nevertheless, it is one of the most important test methods for characterising a sample (sometimes even non-destructively). This is because conclusions about other physical properties can be drawn directly from the open porosity.
Anyone who visited us at the ” Keramik+” conference or at a later date will already have seen it: Our latest 3D printer. The CeraFab S65 from Lithoz uses the VPP process, in which a resin filled with particles is cured by light and which also enables the printing of very filigree structures. We have compiled more information on the VPP process here.
Hydrogen is the central puzzle piece for a successful zero-emissions society, but it is also expensive to produce. This problem is now being countered in the publicly funded project Redox3D. In this research project, WZR ceramic solutions GmbH and the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, DLR) are working together to develop and manufacture an innovative receiver-reactor concept that will enable the regenerative production of hydrogen. The technology is based on solar thermochemical processes that run on and in complex ceramic structures made of cerium oxide.
