Ceramics have been expected as a material next to metals and plastics,
because they exhibit excellent properties such
as high strength at high temperatures, high corrosion resistance, wear
tolerance, and so on. Since they also exhibit piezoelectoric and dielectric
properties, ceramics are requisite materials for electronic
machines like personal computers. Ceramic Science Department, consisting
of four laboratories, has been developing process technogies for ceramics
for the purpose of putting new functions on them or improving their functions.
