Advanced Ceramics and Composites Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Advanced Ceramics, Shanghai Everbright Convention & Exhibition Centre International Hotel, November 19-22, 2002, Shanghai, China

Ceramics promise to be one of the leading materials in the 21st century; with their enormous potential to play essential roles in the important and expanding fields of nano-science and technology, information technology, ecological science and engineering, energy-related engineering and life sciences.