Advanced Ceramics - Ceramic Industry

	Low-Profile, Low-ESL Multi-Anode “Mirror” Tantalum Capacitor Structure Improves Cost/Performance Ratio This paper received the Outstanding Technical Paper Award at the 2008 CARTS Europe Conference. by L. Marek S. Zednícek T. Zednícek

	Using Titanium Dioxide to Treat Brain Cancer Scientists have developed a titanium dioxide-based nanomaterial that kills cancer cells and leaves healthy cells unharmed.

	Understanding DC Bias Characteristics in High-Capacitance MLCCs Advances in materials technology have lead to a mitigation of decreased capacitance in barium titanate-based MLCCs. by Andrew Skelly Mark D. Waugh

Nanopowder Advancements In 2010, the global market for nanostructured materials will surpass $5.0 billion, and manufacturers continue to look for practical methods that meet quality specifications.

	SPECIAL REPORT/ADVANCED CERAMICS: A Little Elbow Room PremaTech Advanced Ceramics’ new facility more than doubles the company’s available space, providing opportunities for improved processes and future growth. by Susan Sutton

	A Better Membrane In medical device applications, the development of anodic aluminum oxide membranes has been concentrated on biological fluid separation. by Zhongping Huang William H. Van Geertruyden

	SPECIAL SECTION/ADVANCED CERAMICS: Case Study: Mission to Mars A tungsten carbide-based coating could help NASA establish manned oxygen-extraction stations on the moon and even Mars. by Edward A. Cohen

	SPECIAL SECTION/ADVANCED CERAMICS: Redefining Ceramic Fuel Cells The future of alternative energy lies in the ability to deliver portable power to market. by Jeff Basch John Halloran Timothy LaBreche

	SPECIAL SECTION/ADVANCED CERAMICS: Clean Energy Through Ceramics Ceramic fiber spinning technology has been refined to produce inexpensive piezoelectric fiber composites that can generate power from waste mechanical energy. by Richard Cass Hyeoungwoo Kim Farhad Mohammadi Jerry Ruddle

	Shaping the Future The defect performance of CMP slurries made with optimized solid-state ceria particles far exceeds that of optimized solution-grown or flame-synthesized ceria particles. by Tom Evans Herb Goodman Bob Her David Merricks Brian Santora Craig Zedwick

	Analyzing Piezoceramic Materials A variety of analytical techniques can be used to verify piezoceramic material composition and properties, depending on the property to be measured and the detection accuracy needed. by Ella Kirilina David Kluk

Beyond Traditional Ceramic Honeycombs

by Art O'Dea
Bilal Zuberi Ph.D.

	Ceramics & Cars: The Ultimate Driving Experience Ceramic-based electrical components for automotive applications have become exponentially more sophisticated while their size continues to decrease. by Peter Tiller

	Keeping Cool Developed originally for the UK nuclear industry, a zirconia-basedcoating is finding increasing uses in the automotive industry and beyond. by Nick Bailey

	Perfecting Nature's Perfect Material Diamond films made by a new low-pressure vapor process are making diamond a viable choice for engineers. by John Carlisle Ph.D. Neil Kane

	Advanced Ceramics in Demand The market for advanced ceramics is forecast to top $12 billion by 2010. by Pam Prokop

	Industrial Bling Synthetic diamond abrasives are effective for tungsten carbide tooling and other advanced ceramic and glass processing applications. by Ron Abramshe Ph.D.

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