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Dr. George P. Thomon, Nobel Laureate in Physics said, ""We have labelled civilizations by the main materials which they have used: The Stone Age, the Bronze Age and the Iron Age ••• a civilization is both developed and limited by the materials at its disposal. Today, man lives on the boundary between the Iron Age and a New Materials Age."" The ever more stringent requirements for materials to accomplish specific functions and withstand extreme conditions, as dictated by the needs of industry and defense, con­ tinue to spur ever more intensive research in Materials Science. According to the recent report ""Trends and Opportunities in Materials Research"" a vital goal of materials research is to design synthesize and fabricate in high yield, new materials with properties that can be pre­ dicted, varied and controlled. In the past this has been a fairly empirical process, but as we gain more comprehensive understanding of the behavior of matter on an atomic and molecular scale this goal becomes ever more attain­ able. An important recent trend is the increasing sophistication and power of theoretical approaches. Aided by the development of computers and versa­ tile numerical techniques, as well as concepts from statistical mechanics, theorists are beginning to confront the complexity of real materials. Important advances are expected through a concentrated attack on model systems in which the theorist, experimental scientist and engineer all work together towards designing new materials and controlling their properties.

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Author:   David L. Cocke ,  Abraham Clearfield
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1987
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.661kg
ISBN:  

9781461595038

ISBN 10:   1461595037
Pages:   378
Publication Date:   12 February 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

New Perspectives on Materials Design.- Modifications of Molecular Size and Structure During the Hydrolytic Polycondensation of Metal Alkoxides.- Design of Microstructures in Sol-Gel Processed Silicates.- Inorganic Macromolecules and the Search for New Electroactive and Structural Materials.- The Preceramic Polymer Route to Silicon-Containing Ceramics.- Synthesis of Ceramic Powders and Thin Films from Laser Heated Gases.- New Approaches to the Design of Materials Via Preparative Inorganic Chemistry.- Materials Design by Means of Discharge Plasmas.- Advanced Ceramic Materials and Processes.- Research on Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon.- Structure and Optical Properties of Amorphous Semiconductors.- Surface Modification by Rapid Solidification Laser and Electron Beam Processing.- Materials-By-Design: Prospects and Promise.- Crystallographic Engineering.- Structure - Property Relationships in Metallic and Oxide Glasses.- Infrared and Raman Studies of Si-Chalcogenide Glasses.- Compound Index.

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