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2. Ceramic glaze - Wikipedia

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   Ceramic glaze, or simply glaze, is a glassy coating on ceramics. It is used for decoration, to ensure the item is impermeable to liquids and to minimise the adherence of pollutants. It is used for decoration, to ensure the item is impermeable to liquids and to minimise the adherence of pollutants.

3. Porcelain tile - Wikipedia

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   Porcelain tiles or ceramic tiles are either tiles made of porcelain, or relatively tough ceramic tiles made with a variety of materials and methods, that are suitable for use as floor tiles, or for walls. They have a low water absorption rate, generally less than 0.5 percent. The clay used to build porcelain tiles is generally denser than ...

4. Ceramic engineering - Wikipedia

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   A high strength glass-ceramic cook-top with negligible thermal expansion. Glass-ceramic materials share many properties with both glasses and ceramics. Glass-ceramics have an amorphous phase and one or more crystalline phases and are produced by a so-called "controlled crystallization", which is typically avoided in glass manufacturing.

5. Is Christmas Eve a federal holiday? Here’s what to know after ...

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   Here is what to know after President Joe Biden signed an executive order making Christmas Eve a federal holiday in 2024.

6. Engineered stone - Wikipedia

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   Additionally, agglomerate stone tiles are more sensitive to both thermal expansion and contraction and to dampness from underlying screeds, necessitating the inclusion of movement joints at a higher frequency than for stone or ceramic floor tiles (see for example British Standard BS 5385-5: 2011) and verification by testing of the dryness of ...

7. CDC warns of 'high' respiratory virus activity as cases ... - AOL

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   Five pediatric deaths were reported during the week of Dec. 21, bringing the total number to nine so far during the 2024-25 season. The CDC says levels of the COVID-19 virus being detected in ...

8. Pros and Cons of High-Yield Savings Accounts - AOL

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   Here’s a closer look at the pros and cons of a high-yield savings account. Advantages of a High-Yield Savings Account. Higher interest rate: ...

9. Conservation and restoration of ceramic objects - Wikipedia

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   Conservation and restoration of ceramic objects is a process dedicated to the preservation and protection of objects of historical and personal value made from ceramic. Typically, this activity of conservation-restoration is undertaken by a conservator-restorer , especially when dealing with an object of cultural heritage .