Lucideon is on course for major expansion with plans to grow its team of scientists, researchers and support staff by more than 20 per cent this year.

Lucideon and Ionotec, a leader in solid electrolyte manufacture and sodium battery development, have announced the completion of an Innovate UK collaborative feasibility study to assess the potential for Lucideon's Flash Sintering technology to manufacture beta-alumina solid electrolytes, a critical component of sodium batteries.

Lucideon will be exhibiting and speaking at the 2019 Ceramics UK Conference and Exhibition in Telford, 10-11 July.

Lucideon has appointed a sales director to help the business reach its global potential.

Lucideon is pleased to announce that Lukas Gritsch, a HyMedPoly Early Stage Researcher, has received his doctorate.

Lucideon M+P, a subsidiary of Lucideon Group Limited, is expanding its existing Greenville County presence. The company's $7.5 million investment is expected to create 28 new jobs, with more to follow in the next five years.

Lucideon is pleased to announce that Dr Agata Lapa was recently presented with the 2018 Davidge Award.  A former placement student from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Agata is soon to start a position with the company as a member of a new group of scientists developing advanced ceramics, glasses and related materials.

Lucideon will be exhibiting at this year's Ceramics Expo in Ohio, 30 April – 1 May.  The focus this year will be on showcasing the processing support that Lucideon offers.

Lucideon has changed the name of its Information Centre to better reflect the all-encompassing know-how and experience that it offers.  Now called the Lucideon Knowledge Centre, it is the place to go for all technical and commercial information about ceramics and a wide range of other materials, including metals, composites and polymers.

Lucideon's Flash Sintering (FS) manager, Dr David Pearmain, is on the organizing committee of the Electric Field Enhanced Processing of Advanced Materials II: Complexities and Opportunities conference that is taking place in Tomar, Portugal, 10-15 March 2019.

Lucideon has launched a new materials app designed to provide key materials information at the touch of a button, helping clients find a route to solving their materials and processing challenges.

Lucideon has announced that it will be running a two-day refractories training course during CeramicsExpo week.

Lucideon has taken on Jesus Rodriguez Sanchez, a KTP (Knowledge Transfer Partnership) Associate from the University of Sheffield, to help with the development of its geopolymer technology, MIDAR.

Lucideon is pleased to announce that Tony Cotton has been appointed as Company Funded Pooled Research (CFPR) consultant. Tony will report to the CFPR Advisory Body (AB) and manage the activity on behalf of the AB and Technology Partners.

Lucideon has announced the launch of its 2019 schedule of ceramic whitewares and refractories training which includes over twenty-five modules for the tableware, sanitaryware, tile and retail sectors.

Lucideon has released a revised edition of its publication on the safe use of ceramic and glass ware in contact with food.