Solid-state reactions between micrometer-size powders are among the oldest, simplest, and still widely used methods for the fabrication of inorganic solids. These reactions are intrinsically slow ...

These classic American baked fruit desserts have common elements — which explains why they’re often confused for one another.

"When we saw the trend of the fruit-shaped desserts was catching, we thought maybe we should follow the theme and we changed the shape," Kara says. "I needed to have something that was Instagrammable, ...