New ceramic is not afraid of the cold - tech - 22 March 2010 - New Scientist

New ceramic is not afraid of the cold - tech - 22 March 2010 - New Scientist: "Dunk a hot ceramic into cold water and it will crack as the material contracts too rapidly to hold together – until now. New ceramics have been developed that wrap themselves in a blanket of insulating air to buffer the effects of sudden changes in the temperature of its environment."