A method for engraving and texturing an item (1) including a decoration (2) filled at least partially with an enamel (3), the method including a laser ablation step using a femtosecond or picosecond laser on the surface of the enamel (3) and/or within the enamel (3) to produce a structure (7).

The present invention relates to an artificial marble including a binder resin, inorganic particles and quartz powder, in which the inorganic particles are particles including a barium element.

The present invention relates to a dental porcelain paste comprising glass powder (A), an organic solvent (B), and a coloring agent (C) that is decolorable by baking, and satisfying at least one condition selected from a condition (1): a color difference E* calculated from a color tone obtained by colorimetrically measuring in the L*a*b* color space the dental porcelain paste having a thickness of 0.5 mm before baking and a color tone obtained by colorimetrically measuring in the L*a*b* color space a baked product having a thickness of 0.5 mm obtained by baking the dental porcelain paste in vacuum at 740 C. is 8.5 or more, and a condition (2): a brightness difference L* calculated from a brightness obtained by colorimetrically measuring in the L*a*b* color space the dental porcelain paste having a thickness of 0.5 mm before baking and a brightness obtained by colorimetrically measuring in the L*a*b* color space a baked product having a thickness of 0.5 mm obtained by baking the dental porcelain paste in vacuum at 740 C. is 6.5 or more; a dental porcelain kit; and a method for producing a dental prosthesis.

A method for producing a ceramic complex includes: preparing a raw material mixture that contains 5% by mass or more and 40% by mass or less of first rare earth aluminate fluorescent material particles containing an activating element and a first rare earth element different from the activating element, 0.1% by mass or more and 32% by mass or less of oxide particles containing a second rare earth element, and the balance of aluminum oxide particles, relative to 100% by mass of the total amount of the first rare earth aluminate fluorescent material particles, the oxide particles, and the aluminum oxide particles; preparing a molded body of the raw material mixture; and obtaining a sintered body by calcining the molded body in a temperature range of 1,550 C. or higher and 1,800 C. or lower.

Systems and methods for printing a luminescent 3-dimensional object. The method includes mixing a dry cementitious composition with water, the dry cementitious composition comprising a cementitious binder, conveying the mixture to a print head, applying the mixture and one or more luminescent compounds from the print head to form a luminescent 3-dimensional object, and curing the luminescent 3-dimensional object.