ABSTRACT

Many believe that the silicon/information age is heading to the Age of Biology and that the next frontier in ceramics will most likely require molecular level or nanoscale control. What, then, is the role of ceramics in the age of biology? As we change from an energy-rich society to an energy-declining society, how can ceramic materials appease the

part |2 pages

SECTION I: Powder Synthesis and Characterization

chapter 2|44 pages

Solvothermal Synthesis

chapter 3|12 pages

Mechanochemical Synthesis of Ceramics

chapter 4|62 pages

Cryochemical Synthesis of Materials

chapter 10|34 pages

Characterization of Fine Dry Powders

part |2 pages

SECTION IV: Ceramics Via Polymers

chapter 19|18 pages

Polymer Pyrolysis