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History
Twenty-six thousand years of fired earth — from Ice Age figurines to imperial porcelain and the porcelain race that gripped Europe.
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History
From Clay Figures to Superconductors
How a material born in prehistoric fire has quietly become indispensable to the modern world — from the first storage jar to the quantum technologies of tomorrow.
History
From Clay Baskets to Porcelain
Ceramics are among humanity's oldest technologies — and their story, stretching from Ice Age figurines to translucent imperial porcelain, is far richer than most people suspect.
History
From Ground Kilns to Nanoscale Medicine
Humanity's oldest engineered material has never stopped reinventing itself — from the first fired figurines to composites that may one day treat cancer.