Such things as lighters, magnetic heads of tape recorders and video recorders as well as microwave cookers all employ ceramic materials.
日常觸目所及的東西，如打火機、瓦斯爐的點火器，音響、電視機內所用的電容器，錄音機、錄影機的磁頭，乃至於烹飪器具的新寵兒微波爐與電磁爐等，都是陶瓷出沒的新領域。