Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the Materials Research Society of Indonesia (MRS-id) Meeting 2014, September 26-28, 2014, Bali, Indonesia. The 124 papers are grouped as follows: Chapter 1: Optics, Magnetic and Strongly Correlated Electron Materials; Chapter 2: Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnologies; Chapter 3: Catalysts, Adsorbents and Related Materials: Fundamentals and Applications; Chapter 4: Photovoltaics, Batteries and Fuel Cells: Emerging Materials and Devices; Chapter 5: Surfaces, Coatings and Hardening of Materials for Industrial Application; Chapter 6: Polymers and Composites: Synthesis and Properties; Chapter 7: Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering; Chapter 8: Mining, Metallurgy and Chemical Engineering

This book is about applied materials research in industry. It presents various important topics and challenges and gives guidance to materials researchers who move to industry. The book focuses on the materials manufacturing issues for industrial application. It deals with developments and challenges in traditional materials areas, such as metals and ceramics, and new opportunities that have risen from nanotechnology and additive manufacturing. The chapters, written by senior people from large companies, include successful manufacturing undertakings, several distinct and unresolved manufacturing challenges, with the focus on approaches, timelines and the skills needed for future company research and development. The book provides a cross-section of current and future approaches valuable for new employees and academics working in industry.

Selected, peer reviewed papers from the Advanced Materials Research and Manufacturing Technologies 2016, August 18-20, 2016, Singapore

Special topic volume with invited peer reviewed papers only

Annotation An analysis of new research directions that will lead to higher standards of product quality, responsiveness to customers, and process flexibility. a panel of experts from industry and academia evaluates current barriers to US competitiveness and examines how to improve flexibility, build up the technology base, and update performance measures. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.