Global Roadmap for Ceramic and Glass Technology

Stephen Freiman, PhD, served as president of the 1st International Congress on Ceramics. Dr. Freiman left the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in 2006 and began a consulting business. In his twenty-eight years at NIST, he served as chief of the Ceramics Division and as deputy director of the Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory. Dr. Freiman has published over 150 papers focusing on the mechanical properties of brittle materials. He is a Fellow and a past president of the American Ceramic Society.

• Preface xiiiA Global Roadmap for Ceramics 1Stephen FreimanPART 1. INTERNATIONAL TRENDS AND BUSINESS PERSPECTIVESInternational Trends and Business Perspectives Overview 15Jeffrey D. SmithCeramic Technology Development at Kyocera 19Kazuo InamoriKyocera’s Vision for the Future 23Rod LanthorneThe New Global Business Model for Technology Companies 29Henry KresselResearch and Development of Fine Ceramics—Roadmaps in Japan and Strategies in NIMS 37Eiji Muromachi and Teruo KishiPrograms and Progress of Advanced Ceramic Materials Research and Development in China 49Jianbao LiThe UK’S Structural Ceramics Network 63Julie A YeomansIndustrial Ceramics—History, Trends, and Implications for the Future 67Rakesh Kapoor and Kevin J. GrayPerspective from the Association of American Ceramic Components Manufacturers 77Lora Cooper SaiberProspects for Ceramic Technology in United Technologies Corporation 81Jodi VecchiarelliPART 2. INNOVATION AND INVENTIONInnovation and Invention Overview 85John R. HellmannMeasurement Science and Technology for Ceramics Innovations 89Debra L. Kaiser and Robert F. CookOpportunities for Ceramic Education in a Materials World 117K. T. FaberCeramics at the National Science Foundation (NSF)—Trends and Opportunities 127Lynnette D. Madsen Linking Productivity Analysis and Innovation for Materials and Energy—A Common Platform Approach 143J. A. Sekhar, C. Yerramilli, and John DismukesPatenting Ceramic-Related Inventions in the United States and Internationally in the Twenty-First Century 161Robert J. SayreInnovative Technology from Promising to Practical—The Role of Standards 175Stephen Freiman and George QuinnPART 3. BIOLOGY AND MEDICINECeramics in Biology and Medicine Overview 183Linn W. HobbsChallenges for Bioceramics in the 21st Century 189Julian R. Jones and Larry L. HenchApplications of Photonics and Ceramics to Health Care—The Future Has Begun 197Grady WhiteLaser-Assisted Rapid Prototyping of Dental Components in the SiO2–Al2O3 System 211André Gahler, Jens Günster, and Jürgen G. HeinrichThe Future of Glass–Ceramics as Biomaterials 225W. Höland and V. RheinbergerBio-Prosthesis—A New Concept Based on Hybrid Composites 231Anna TampieriBioactive Glass Tissue Scaffolds and Their Three-Dimensional Characterization 249Julian R. JonesPART 4. CONSUMER PRODUCTSConsumer Products Overview 263John R. HellmannFuture for Ceramics for Consumer Products 267Somnuk SirisoonthornImportance of the Ceramics Industry in Mexico 275Yoshito Mitani, Jose Antonio Salas-Tellez, Jose Manuel Juarez-Garcia, and Froylan Martinez-SuarezPART 5. ELECTRONICSElectronics Overview 289Martin L. Green and Robert F. CookIntegration and Process Strategies for Ceramics in Advanced Microsystems 293Duane B. Dimos, Nelson S. Bell, Joseph Cesarano III, Paul G. Clem, Kevin G. Ewsuk, Terry J. Garino, and Bruce A. TuttleNonvolatile Memory and Recent News of RFCPU on Glass Substrate 311Shunpei YamazakiTrends in Research and Development on Microwave Materials for Low-Temperature Co-Fired Ceramics 325Hiroshi Tamura, Jun Harada, and Yasutaka Sugimoto Semiconductor Processing—The Use of Advanced Ceramics 337Donald BrayCeramic Technology and Nanotechnology Combine 353Alan RaePresent and Future Challenges in Multilayer Ceramic Devices 361C. A. Randall, G. Yang, E. Dickey, R.E. Eitel, T.R. Shrout, M.T.Lanagan, D. Kwon, E. Semouchkina, G. Semouchkin, A. Baker, H. Nagata, J. Wang, S. Trolier-McKinstry, and S. RheeTrends in Ferroelectric/Piezoelectric Ceramics 381Nava SetterCeramics in Packaging 397Brian Sundlof and Benjamin FasanoNanoparticle Engineering For Next-Generation Poly Isolation Chemical Mechanical Planarizaion in ULSI Process 419Sang-Kyun Kim and Ungyu Paik, and Jae-Gun ParkPART 6. ENERGYCeramics in Energy Applications Overview 433Mrityunjay SinghBackground and Progress of Silicon Nitride Ceramics for Bearing Applications 437Katsutoshi Komeya and Junichi TatamiCeramics in Energy and Environmental Applications in Australia 445Sukhvinder P.S. Badwal, Martin A. Green, Janusz Nowotny, and Charles C. SorrellThe Ceramic Revolution May Yet Arrive, Ushered in by Nanotechnology 475Keith A. BlakelyMaking Ceramics Ductile and Able to Carry Large Electrical Currents 479James G. DaleyProspectus on the Future of High-Critical-Temperature Superconducting Ceramics 489Victor A. MaroniSolid Oxide Fuel Cells—The Future of Power Generation 497Pavadee AungkavattanaCeramic Materials and Systems for the Commercialization of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells 509Michael Stelter, Mihail Kusnezoff, and Alexander MichaelisFuel Cells—Has Their Time Finally Come? 529David W. RichersonThe Role of Ceramics in a Resurgent Nuclear Industry 541John Marra, Jon Carmack, Charles Henager, Jr., William E. Lee, Kurt Sickafus, Chris Stanek, Lance Snead, and Steven Zinkle Hidden Ceramics in Energy and Transport Sectors—Current Status and Roadmap for the Future 553G. Sundararajan, U.S. Hareesh, R. Johnson, and Y.R. MahajanPART 7. ENVIRONMENTEnvironment Overview 597Costa SideridisProduct Stewardship—Another Tool For Driving Business Excellence 601William P. Kelly and Dean E.VenturinGeopolymers—Low-Energy and Environmentally Sound Materials 623Dan S. PereraDevelopment of Photocatalysts for Commercial Application 635Soo Wohn Lee and Huang ChenCurrent and Potential Contribution of Ceramic Technology to Achieving Sustainable Development 643William E. Lee, Aldo R. Boccaccini, Joao A. Labrincha, Cristina Leonelli, Charles H. Drummond III, and Christopher R. CheesemanPhotocatalyst Materials for Environmental Protection 663Toshiya Watanabe and Naoya YoshidaThe Environmental Performances of Modern Ceramic Manufacture and Products, Used as Competitiveness Factors—The Experience of European and Italian Ceramic Tile Industry 681G. Timellini, C. Palmonari, and A. Fregni, R. RescaPhotocatalysts Working Under Visible Light Irradiation 695Lian Gao and Songwang YangPART 8. GLASS AND TRANSPARENT CERAMIC MATERIALSGlass and Transparent Ceramic Materials Overview 705Gary FischmanAdvances in Technical Glasses 709David L. MorseBasic Research Benefiting the Glass Industry 715Hervé H. ArribartUse of Early “Maps” to Guide Us Along the Road to a Stronger Glass of the Future 725C.R. Kurkjian and W.R. PrindleGlass—Introducing Our Society to a New Material Age: Clues to Producing Ultrastrong Glass 749John T. BrownChallenges and Future of Glass Melting Technology 765Helmut A. SchaefferE-Field Enhanced Processes for the Preparation of Nanomaterials 777Rolf ClasenDevelopment of the HiLight™ Transparent Ceramic Scintillator for Computed Tomography Medical Imaging 797Steven J. Duclos, Robert Lyons, Robert Riedner, Hauchuan Jiang, and David M. HoffmanTransparent Polycrystalline Ceramics 803Marina R. PascucciChallenges for Overcoming Brittleness of Glass 811Setsuro ItoPART 9. MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS AND PROCESSINGMultiple Applications and Processing Overview 825Thomas W. CoyleInnovative Products and Processes Based on Piezoelectric Ceramic Fibers 829Richard Cass, Farhad Mohammadi, and Stephen LeschinNanoceramics—Challenges and Accomplishments 839Vladimir D. KrsticDevelopment and Properties of Ultrahigh-Temperature Ceramics—Opportunities and Barriers to Applications 847Alida Bellosi and Gian Nicola BabiniProgress in Advanced Ceramic Fibers and Their Future Perspective 865Toshihiro IshikawaProspective and Recent Development on Advanced Inorganic Materials and Their Applications in the Shanghai Institute of Ceramics 885Hongjie LuoLow-Cost, High-Performance, Epitaxial Ceramic Films on Artificial Substrates for Energy and Electronic Applications 891Amit GoyalThermal Plasma Deposition of Ceramic Coatings 903Thomas W. CoylePART 10. TRANSPORTATIONTransportation Overview 915Costa SideridisApplications of Ceramics for Gas Turbine Engines 919Mark van RoodeCeramic Research and Successes in Diesel Engines 931Thomas M. Yonushonis, Randall Stafford, William Mandler, and Joe BentzIndex 943