Zanotto E.D. A bright future for glass-ceramics

Article. Published in American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 89, №8 — P. 19-27From their glorious past, starting with their accidental discovery, to successful commercial products, the impressive range of properties and exciting potential applications of glass-ceramics indeed ensure a bright future!Patents and papers
Discovery of glass-ceramics
Commercial glass-ceramic products
Consumer products
Thermal uses of glass-ceramics
Machinable glass-ceramics
Construction materials
High-strength glass-ceramics
Dental glass-ceramics
Bioactive glass-ceramics
Electrically conducting and insulating glass-ceramics
Transparent glass-ceramics
Glass-ceramic armor
Concluding remarks