| Ceramic plates and cups - that's what most | | | | humble ceramic dish or cup. |
| people think of when they hear the word | | | | |
| 'ceramics.' But in fact ceramic products are | | | | Let's leave the indoors for a moment, and |
| all around us - they literally fill our | | | | take a trip outside. Let's go over to the |
| world. Come on a little tour with me - I | | | | garden, and what do we find there? Delightful |
| promise that it will open your eyes. | | | | objects like ceramic bird baths, ceramic |
| | | | garden stools, garden pixies and gnomes, all |
| The first stop on our tour: the garage. Let's | | | | made out of ceramic materials. |
| take a good look at the family car, truck or | | | | |
| SUV that's parked there. You may not realize | | | | While we are outside, let's go to the front |
| it, but every time you hit the brakes you may | | | | of the house. What's there? Ceramic house |
| be using ceramics - as many vehicles use | | | | numbers, sometimes incorporating even the |
| ceramic brake pads instead of the older | | | | street name and family last name, proudly |
| asbestos- based types. They give reliable | | | | displayed. And there's spot in his doghouse. |
| stopping power in all types of braking | | | | What's that I see beside him? Well, I'll be |
| situations, keeping you and your family safe. | | | | doggoned - it's a ceramic dog bowl! |
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| Want some other examples? Well, let's go back | | | | Now let's go to work. Business and industry |
| into the house. Go to your kitchen or | | | | has always been a user of ceramics. Piezo |
| bathroom, and what do you see - perhaps some | | | | ceramic elements - you will find these in |
| beautiful (sometimes hand-painted) ceramic | | | | many high-tech devices, like medical |
| tile in your shower area, or on a kitchen | | | | equipment, computers, furnaces - even your |
| countertop or hallway floor. It is both | | | | backyard BBQ. Ceramic ball bearings are used |
| beautiful and functional, and it can increase | | | | in many devices - from your family car to a |
| the value of your home. | | | | child's skateboard. |
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| Speaking of your home, if you go back into | | | | Well, our tour is complete. As you see, |
| the kitchen for a moment, you will notice | | | | ceramics do TRULY fill our world. And our |
| perhaps a coffee carafe, or a teapot, or a | | | | world would be poorer without them. |
| ceramic tea strainer - alongside of the more | | | | |