Tatsuki Ohji & Michael Halbig 
Advanced Processing and Manufacturing Technologies for Nanostructured and Multifunctional Materials III, Volume 37, Issue 5 [PDF ebook] 

Preface vii
Introduction ix
FIELD ASSISTED SINTERING
Flash Sintering of Alumina and Its Microstructural Evolution 3
Mattia Biesuz and Vincenzo M. Sglavo
Enhancements on FAST Sintering Systems Promote Transfer from the Lab to Industrial Applications 11
J. Hennicke, T. Kessel, and J. Raethel
Combining Flash Sintering/Sinterforging with Hybrid FAST/SPS Technology for Oxide and Non-Oxide Materials 21
J. Hennicke, T. Kessel, and J. Raethel
Low Temperature Fabrication of Transparent Magnesium Aluiminate Spinel by High Pressure Spark Plasma Sintering 27
M. Sokol, S. Kalabukhov, and N. Frage
ADVANCED PROCESSING AND MANUFACTURING
Defect Control of Si C Polycrystalline Fiber Aiming for Higher Strength 39
Toshihiro Ishikawa and Hiroshi Oda
TEM Analysis of Interfaces in Diffusion-Bonded Silicon Carbide Ceramics Joined Using Metallic Interlayers 49
T. Ozaki, Y. Hasegawa, H. Tsuda, S. Mori, M. C. Halbig, M. Singh, and R. Asthana
Micro-Computed Tomography Characterization of Isotropic Filler Distribution in Magnetorheological Elastomeric Composites 57
Sneha Samal, Jarmil Vlach, Marcela Kolinova, and Pavel Kavan
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
Development of Advanced Ceramic Fuel Cells Using Additive Manufacturing Technology (I): Design and Modeling 73
Yanhai Du, Aliaa Maar, and Kai Zhao
Rapid Manufacturing of Ceramic Parts 81
Wang Xiufeng, Wang Jia, Fan Xiaopu, Yu Chenglong, Jiang Hongtao, Yang Yang, Li Hui, Cao Xinqiang, and Zhang Juanjuan
ADVANCED MATERIALS AND INNOVATIVE PROCESSING IDEAS FOR THE INDUSTRIAL ROOT TECHNOLOGY
Nano Technology in Development of Functional Coatings 91
A.S. Khanna, Shalini Dolai, and Karanveer Aneja
Tailoring the Functional Properties of Niobium Carbide 101
Mathias Woydt, Hardy Mohrbacher, Jef Vleugels, and Shuigen Huang
Author Index 115

Tatsuki Ohji is a Prime Senior Research Scientist of National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and a Designated Professor in the Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Meijo University, Japan. He has authored or coauthored more than 330 peer-reviewed papers and 12 book chapters, edited 30 book volumes, chaired or co-chaired more than 30 international conferences and symposia, and hold more than 40 patents. Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the American Ceramic Society and ASM International, and Academician of the World Academy of Ceramics, he has received numerous awards including ECD Bridge Building Award of the American Ceramic Society, Academic Achievement Award of the Ceramic Society of Japan, IIM Lectureship Award of ASM International, Lee Hsun Lecture Award of IMR Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Distinguished Research Achievement Award of the Japan Society of Powder and Powder Metallurgy.