Recent advances in ceramics and in particular their processing have led to a re-evaluation of how and where they can be used. The lecture discusses some of the recently introduced processing techniques for ceramics and the new materials derived from them. The processes are used to illustrate where engineers can apply ceramics, including ceramic composites, and how they can tackle the challenges posed by the materials themselves and by the changes implicit in using them rather than, or in conjunction with, traditional engineering materials.
Preface: Recent Advances on Environment, Chemical Engineering & Materials