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[July 2005]
New Volume Available on Surface Engineering
MRS - the Materials Research Society (Warrendale, PA, USA) - has announced the publication of proceedings volume 'Surface Engineering 2004 - Fundamentals and Applications'.
Future advancements in MEMS, aerospace applications, information storage, biotechnology and many other fields will require extensive use of engineered surfaces and interfaces. While many surface modification processes are available today, the application of these processes, as well as an understanding of their limitations, will require a fundamental knowledge of a broad spectrum of processing and properties issues.
New experimental techniques, as well as progress in theoretical modelling and simulations, show promise in helping to advance the technology of engineered surfaces. This new volume covers a wide range of topics related to surface engineering, surface modification and surface mechanics and reflects the interactions of scientists and engineers from many fields whose goal it is to enhance performance of engineered components and devices.
Topics include: the effects of coating nanostructure on hardness; new developments in super-low friction coatings; control of stresses during surface modification; modification of surface and coatings using ion beams and lasers; and new methods of synthesising and characterising engineered surfaces and coatings.
The book is hardcover and contains 54 papers in its 362 pages. It is available at a cost of US$89 (MRS Members), US$102 (US-based non-member) or US$117 (non-US).
www.mrs.org/publications/
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