Ceramics Science and Technology, Volume 4

Although ceramics have been known to mankind literally for millennia, research has never ceased. Apart from the classic uses as a bulk<br> material in pottery, construction, and decoration, the latter half of the twentieth century saw an explosive growth of application fields, such as<br> electrical and thermal insulators, wear-resistant bearings, surface coatings, lightweight armour, and aerospace materials. In addition to plain,<br> hard solids, modern ceramics come in many new guises such as fabrics, ultrathin films, microstructures and hybrid composites.<br> <br> Built on the solid foundations laid down by the 20-volume series Materials Science and Technology, Ceramics Science and Technology picks<br> out this exciting material class and illuminates it from all sides. Materials scientists, engineers, chemists, biochemists, physicists and<br> medical researchers alike will fi nd this work a treasure trove for a wide range of ceramics knowledge from theory and fundamentals to practical approaches and problem solutions.