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Materials processing is an important and essential step in the production of useful products, and is one of the major wealth-generating activities.  With the increasing demand for the production of high precision, high integrity and high density devices and systems in modern life, materials processing has become more important than ever before. Following on from the previous eight publications in the series, “Asia-Pacific Conference on Materials Processing”, this volume presents the latest developments in this field, and a new understanding of the underlying mechanisms.

The fields of nanoscience and nanotechnology are now growing very rapidly. The properties of nanostructures are different to those of the bulk material, due to the high surface area to volume ratio and possible appearance of quantum effects at the nanoscale. The study of size and shape effects upon material properties has therefore attracted enormous attention.

This special collection brings together the latest developments in the science and technology of electroceramics. It focuses upon contributing to the exchange of Electroceramics know-how; both scientific and industrial.

The increased use of advanced materials in high efficiency structures – electronic devices, medical equipment, aircraft and vehicles – requires improved reliability, resistance to breakdown and improved failure and life-span forecasting for a wide range of loading conditions. The development of materials having advanced structural properties is becoming a key factor in industrial and technological progress.

The main theme of this special volume encompasses the major technological advances of recent times, especially with respect to the significance of advanced materials and the associated technology. Young scientists, researchers and engineers working in almost any area of advanced materials science would benefit from reading this special volume.

This special collection on Advanced Measurement and Test is dedicated to the electronic testing of devices, boards and systems and covers the complete cycle: from design verification, design-for-testing, design-for-manufacturing, silicon debug, manufacturing test, system test, diagnosis, failure analysis and back to process and design improvement. Design, testing and yield professionals were invited to confront the challenges which the industry faces, and to learn how these challenges are being addressed by the combined efforts of academia, design tool and equipment suppliers, designers and test engineers.

Nanoscience is revolutionizing the design of medical devices, tissue scaffolding and drug-delivery systems.  New discoveries regarding nano-system, made in other research areas, have opened up the possibility of using them in biomedicine. However, such nanoscience and its possibilities, which sometimes border on science fiction, have to be kept in perspective so as not to lose sight of the limitations with respect to safety that applications within the human body impose.

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