why do we choose to study glass and ceramic technology
By creating glass and ceramic using different materials and different temperatures, we create glass and ceramics with different properties. Missouri School of Mines and Technology has a whole degree focused on this. They have studied ceramic heat shields on spaceships, created small ceramic beads the are just the right size to be trapped in the cancerous liver cells. These beads can then be irradiated to kill the cancerous cells.
Glass and ceramics are derived from minerals which have been mined. They both have numerous uses beyond just dinnerware. Ceramics include refractory materials (heat resistant) and coatings that are very valuable to industry. New glasses and ceramics are being developed all the time to do certain tasks and are being improved all the time. For these reasons we need to study these materials. The study of new mineral resources for the development of glass and ceramics is an important aspect of mining.
9 carat (62 1/2 % copper) if you are are a sad chav and hilarious, but if you are the Queen you wear the 24 carat gold bar on your head with the the word Losers embossed or whatever on it.
