Advances in Science and Technology

Description: The 26 peer-reviewed papers collected here together offer a plenitude of up-to-date information on “Geopolymers and Geocements: Low Environmentally Impact Ceramic Materials”. The papers are conveniently arranged into PREPARATION, CHARACTERIZATION, INDUSTRIALIZATION & APPLICATION.

Description: The 31 peer-reviewed papers collected here together offer a plenitude of up-to-date information on “Advances in Silicate Ceramics”. The papers are conveniently arranged into SCIENCE OF SILICATE CERAMICS, INNOVATION IN THE SILICATE CERAMICS INDUSTRY, NANOTECHNOLOGY AND ADVANCED SOLUTIONS IN SILICATE CERAMICS, DECORATION, COLOUR AND DESIGN OF SILICATE CERAMICS.

Description: The 31 peer-reviewed papers collected here together offer a plenitude of up-to-date information on “Advances in Electrical and Magnetic Ceramics”. The papers are conveniently arranged into ELECTRICAL AND MAGNETIC CERAMICS, Dielectric and Microwave Materials, Ferroelectrics, Piezoelectrics, Magnetic Ceramics, Varistors and Thermistors, Multiferroics, MAGNETIC AND TRANSPORT PROPERTIES OF OXIDES.

Description: The 22 peer-reviewed papers collected here together offer a plenitude of up-to-date information on “Ceramic Thin Films and Coatings for Protective, Tribological and Multifunctional Applications”. The papers are conveniently arranged into ADVANCES IN DEPOSITION, SURFACE MODIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION, PROTECTIVE COATINGS IN OXIDIZING AND HARSH ENVIRONMENTS, THIN FILMS AND COATINGS FOR TRIBOLOGICAL AND MULTIFUNCTIONAL APPLICATIONS.

Description: The 40 peer-reviewed papers collected here together offer a plenitude of up-to-date information on “Ceramics and Composites in Extreme Environments & for Chemical and Electrochemical Applications”. The papers are conveniently arranged into the CERAMICS AND COMPOSITES IN EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS, Oxide-based Ceramics and Composites, Nitride, Carbide and Boride Ceramics and Composites, Advances in Non-destructive Evaluation, CERAMICS FOR CHEMICAL, ELECTROCHEMICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS, Chemical Sensors, Catalysts and Catalysts Supports, Ceramics for Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage.

Description: The 21 peer-reviewed papers collected here together offer a plenitude of up-to-date information on “Ceramics Surfaces for Tribology and Corrosion & Ceramic Joining Science and Technology”. The papers are conveniently arranged into the CORROSION AND TRIBOLOGY OF CERAMIC SURFACES, Corrosion, Wear, CERAMIC JOINING.

Description: The 64 peer-reviewed papers collected here together offer a plenitude of up-to-date information on “Novel Routes for Ceramics Synthesis and Processing”. The papers are conveniently arranged into the SOFT SOLUTION PROCESSING, SPARK PLASMA AND MICROWAVE SYNTHESIS AND SINTERING, HYBRID MATERIALS, POROUS CERAMICS, SHS CERAMICS, SHS of Ceramic Powders, Fabrication of SHS Products and Application Issues, LAYERED AND FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIALS, OTHER PROCESSING ROUTES.

Description: The 37 peer-reviewed papers collected here together offer a plenitude of up-to-date information on “Ceramic Powders: Synthesis, Processing and Sintering”. The papers are conveniently arranged into the POWDER SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION, SHAPE FORMING AND COMPACTION MECHANISMS, SINTERING AND RELATED PHENOMENA.

Description: The 27 peer-reviewed papers collected here together offer a plenitude of up-to-date information on “Artificial Muscle Actuators using Electroactive Polymers”. The papers are conveniently arranged into the chapters: 1: Materials; 2: Analysis, physical mechanisms and characterization; 3: Devices and applications. This special volume has also been published online in the series, “Advances in Science and Technology” Vol. 61.

Description: This timely collection comprises 24 peer-reviewed papers which, between them, present a comprehensive survey of “Smart Textiles”. The papers are grouped into the handy chapters: 1: Adaptive / active textiles; 2: E-textiles; 3: Functionality and applications. This special volume has also been published online in the series, “Advances in Science and Technology” Vol. 60.