Glass‐ceramics: From ideas to products

Abstract This publication pursues the goal of recording the steep and narrow path of the development of glass‐ceramics, starting from the initial idea to the product. It provides a guide for developers (whether chemists, materials scientists, engineers, or technologists) of glass‐ceramic products to develop materials with special properties and combinations of properties. At the same time, the publication illustrates the variety of possibilities for using these materials in diverse areas. These application areas reach from technology to dentistry and human medicine.