Emerging Materials and Technologies
About the Book Series
The Emerging Materials and Technologies book series is devoted to highlighting publications centered on emerging advanced materials and novel technologies. Attention is paid to those newly discovered or applied materials with potential to solve pressing societal problems and improve quality of life, corresponding to environmental protection, medicine, communications, energy, transportation, advanced manufacturing, and related areas.
The series takes into account that, under present strong demands for energy, material, and cost savings, as well as heavy contamination problems and worldwide pandemic conditions, the area of emerging materials and related scalable technologies is a highly interdisciplinary field, with the need for researchers, professionals, and academics across the spectrum of engineering and technological disciplines. The main objective of this book series is to attract more attention to these materials and technologies and invite conversation among the international R&D community.
Dielectric Materials for Capacitive Energy Storage
1st Edition
Edited
By Haibo Zhang, Hua Tan
July 20, 2026
Due to growing energy demands, the development of high‑energy storage density dielectric materials for energy storage capacitors has become a top priority. Dielectric Materials for Capacitive Energy Storage focuses on the research and application of dielectric materials for energy storage ...
Friction Stir Spot Welding: Metallurgical, Mechanical and Tribological Properties
1st Edition
Edited
By Jeyaprakash Natarajan, K. Anton Savio Lewise
July 20, 2026
Friction Stir Spot Welding offers an introduction to friction stir spot welding (FSSW) between both similar and dissimilar metals and materials. It explains the impact of the interlayer in FSSW of different metals with regard to mechanical, metallurgical, wear, thermo-mechanical, and chemical ...
Hybrid Nanofluids: Heat and Mass Transfer Processes
1st Edition
By Shriram S. Sonawane, Manjakuppam Malika
July 20, 2026
This book provides a comprehensive understanding of advanced hybrid nanofluid applications in various fields while also explaining the real-time industrial applications of nanofluids. It explains mathematical, numerical, and experimental methodologies of application of the nanofluids in heat ...
Hydrogen Production, Storage, and Utilization: Technologies and Applications
1st Edition
By Abbas Tcharkhtchi, Hamid Reza Vanaei, Albert Lucas, Sedigheh Farzaneh
July 20, 2026
Hydrogen Production, Storage, and Utilization: Technologies and Applications presents a comprehensive and in-depth exploration of the scientific and engineering principles of hydrogen technology. Written in a technical and scientific manner, using rigorous scientific language and mathematical ...
MXenes for Energy Storage Applications: Emerging Characteristics, Compositions, and Synthesis Methods
1st Edition
By Muhammad Rafique, M. Bilal Tahir, Saira Anwar
July 20, 2026
MXenes for Energy Storage Applications focuses on two-dimensional transition metal carbides and nitrides (MXenes), covering the structure, precursors, types of compositions, and unique properties of MXenes. It highlights various promising applications of MXenes-based materials across different...
Materials from Natural Sources: Structure, Properties, and Applications
1st Edition
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By Ramesh Gardas, Neha Patni, Amita Chaudhary
July 20, 2026
This book comprises interdisciplinary topics including consolidating research activities in all experimental and theoretical aspects of natural advanced materials in the fields of science, engineering, and medicine including structure, synthesis, processing, physico-chemical properties, and ...
Metal–Organic Framework Derived Materials: Design Strategies and Applications
1st Edition
By Gomathi Nageswaran, Varsha M V, Arun Kumar Rajasekaran, M Shashank Rao
July 20, 2026
Metal-organic frameworks (MOF)-based materials are used for functional applications due to their large surface area, high porosity, tunable structure, controllable morphology, and surface functionality. This book explores MOF-derived materials focusing on their structural features, synthesis ...
Multi-scale and Multifunctional Coatings and Interfaces for Tribological Contacts
1st Edition
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By Ajit Behera, Kuldeep K Saxena, Dipen Kumar Rajak, Shankar Sehgal
July 20, 2026
This book covers developments in multi-scale and multifunctional coatings, including strategies in the preparation, characterization, and properties of both thin and thick multifunctional coatings along with their corresponding application. Various technologies for processing, characterization, and...
Multifunctional Coordination Materials for Green Energy Technologies
1st Edition
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By Ghulam Yasin, Anuj Kumar, Sajjad Ali, Tuan Anh Nguyen, Saira Ajmal
July 20, 2026
As an emerging material platform, multifunctional coordination materials offer many advantages such as remarkable porosity, structural flexibility, crystallinity, and modifiable functionalities that render them highly suited to generate and store green energy. This book covers the design and ...
Nanotechnology in Green Energy Generation
1st Edition
By Ahmed Thabet Mohamed
July 20, 2026
Nanotechnology in Green Energy Generation provides a comprehensive review of modelling, processing, and applications of all major categories of green energy generation materials. It explores different areas of green energy generation including hydrogen, solar, and wind energies, covering aspects ...
Smart Micro- and Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery
1st Edition
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By Ajit Behera, Arpan Kumar Nayak, Ranjan Kumar Mohapatra, Ali Ahmed Rabaan
July 20, 2026
Smart drug delivery at both the micro- and nanoscale is an evolving field with numerous potential applications. It has the potential to revolutionize drug therapy by making treatments more effective, reducing side effects, and improving patient outcomes. This book presents a comprehensive review of...
Thermo-Acoustics of Nanofluids and Transfer Processes
1st Edition
By Shriram S. Sonawane, Manjakuppam Malika
July 20, 2026
This book explains the physical principles and theoretical basis of acoustics of nanofluids with mathematical rigor, focusing on concepts and points of view that have proven effective in applications such as heat transfer, petroleum science and technology, wastewater treatment, food processing, and...