Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparation of a powder comprising at least one carbide of at least one metal, comprising the steps consisting of: (a) preparing a solution comprising at least one organic gelling agent and at least one inorganic salt of at least one metal in a solvent; (b) modifying the pH of the solution prepared in step (a) in such a way as to precipitate said at least one metal and to obtain a colloidal suspension comprising nanoparticles of oxyhydroxides of said at least one metal; (c) removing the solvent from the colloidal suspension obtained in step (b) by which means a precursor of at least one carbide of at least one metal is obtained; and (d) subjecting the precursor obtained in step (c) to a thermal treatment in order to transform same into a powder comprising at least one carbide of at least one metal. The present invention also relates to the powder thus prepared and the various uses thereof.