Over 170 contributions (invited talks, oral presentations, and posters) were presented by participants from universities, research institutions, and industry, which offered interdisciplinary discussions indicating strong scientific and technological interest in the field of nanostructured systems. This issue contains 23 peer-reviewed papers that cover various aspects and the latest developments related to nanoscaled materials and functional ceramics.

Table of Contents:
Preface ix Introduction xi MULTIFUNCTIONAL MATERIALS Oxynitride Glasses as Grain Boundary Phases in Silicon Nitride: Correlations of Chemistry and Properties 3 Stuart Hampshire Preparation and Properties of Aluminosilicate Glasses Containing N and F 15 Michael J. Pomeroy Comparison of Conventional and Microwave Sintering of Bioceramics 23 Anne Leriche, Etienne Savary, Anthony Thuault, Jean-Christophe Hornez, Michel Descamps, and Sylvain Marinel A Novel Additive Manufacturing Technology for High-Performance Ceramics 33 Johannes Homa and Martin Schwentenwein Characterization of Matrix Materials for Additive Manufacturing of Silicon Carbide-Based Composites 41 Mrityunjay Singh, Michael C. Halbig, and Shirley X. Zhu An Industrial Microwave (Hybrid) System for In-Line Processing of High Temperature Ceramics 49 Ramesh D. Peelamedu and Donald A. Seccombe Jr. Comparison of Properties of YSZ Prepared by Microwave and Conventional Processing 61 Kanchan L. Singh, Anirudh P. Singh, Ajay Kumar, and S.S. Sekhon Diffusion Bonding and Interfacial Characterization of Sintered Fiber Bonded Silicon Carbide Ceramics using Boron–Molybdenum Interlayers 73 H. Tsuda, S. Mori, M. C. Halbig, M. Singh, and R. Asthana Mechanical Behavior of Green Ceramic Tapes used in a Viscoelastic Shaping Process 81 Ming-Jen Pan, Stephanie Wimmer, and Virginia DeGiorgi Mechanical Behavior of Foamed Insulating Ceramics 89 Vania R. Salvini, Dirceu Spinelli, and Victor C. Pandolfelli Stress Estimation for Multiphase Ceramics Laminates during Sintering 101 Kouichi Yasuda,Tadachika Nakayama, and Satoshi Tanaka Advanced Measurements of Indentation Fracture Resistance of Alumina by the Powerful Optical Microscopy for Small Ceramic Products 107 Hiroyuki Miyazaki and Yu-ichi Yoshizawa The Microstructure and Dielectric Properties of Sm2O3 Doped Ba0.6Sr0.4TiO3-MgO Compound for Phase Shifters 115 Xiaohong Wang, Mengjie Wang, and Wenzhong Lu Dielectric Properties of BaTiO3 Ceramics and Curie-Weiss and Modified Curie-Weiss Affected by Fractal Morphology 123 NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS Understanding Diamond Nanoparticle Evolution during Zirconia Spark Plasma Sintering 137 Kathy Lu, Wenle Li, and George Li Influence of Ti4+ on the Energetics and Microstructure of SnO2 Nanoparticles 145 Joice Miagava, Douglas Gouvêa, Ricardo H. R. Castro, and Alexandra Navrotsky Annealing Effect on the Structural, Morphological, and Photovoltaic Properties of ZnO-CNTs Nanocomposite Thin Films 153 Huda Abdullah, Azimah Omar, Izamarlina Asshaari, Mohd Ambar Yarmo, Mohd Zikri Razali, Sahbudin Shaari, Savisha Mahalingam, and Aisyah Bolhan Investigation of Multilayer Superhard Ti-Hf-Si-N/NbN/Al2O3 Coatings for High Performance Protection 163 A. D. Pogrebnjak, A. S. Kaverina, V. M. Beresnev, Y. Takeda, K. Oyoshi, H. Murakami, A. P. Shypylenko, M. G. Kovaleva, M.S. Prozorova, O. V. Kolisnichenko, B. Zholybekov, and D. A. Kolesnikov Influence of the Structure and Elemental Composition on the Physical and Mechanical Properties of (TiZrHfVNb)N Nanostructured Coatings 173 A. D. Pogrebnjak, I. V. Yakushchenko, O. V. Bondar, A. A. Bagdasaryan, V. M. Beresnev, D.A. Kolesnikov, G. Abadias, P. Chartier, Y. Takeda, and M. O. Bilokur Effects of Mg Contents on ZnAl2O4 Thin Films by Sol Gel Method and Its Application 185 Huda Abdullah, Wan Nasarudin Wan Jalal, Mohd Syafiq Zulfakar, Badariah Bais, Sahbudin Shaari, Mohammad Tariqul Islam, and Sarada Idris Synthesis and Characterization of Si-Doped Carbon Nanotubes 197 Qi Zhen, Shaoming Dong, Yanmei Kan, Yue Leng, Jianbao Hu Structural and Morphology of Zn1-xCuxS Films as Anti-Reflecting Coating (ARC) Affected the Cell Performance 205 Huda Abdullah, Ili Salwani, and Sahbudin Saari Nanoceramics Processing: Revolutionizing Medicine 213 Qi Wang and Thomas J. Webster Author Index 219