Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the industrial heating and lighting sectors frequently encounter a frustrating operational challenge: quartz heating envelopes that degrade prematurely.

So far in this series, pretty much every material we’ve covered has had to undergo a significant industrial process to transform it from its natural state to a more useful product. Whether it’s the ...

Humanity’s fascination with gold stretches back thousands of years. Gold mining is described in ancient Greek and Roman sources, and gold rushes – especially in the 19th century – played a powerful ...