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The current Special Issue, “The 15^th Anniversary of Materials—Recent Progresses in Advanced and Functional Ceramics and Glasses”, is now available. This Special Issue will publish cutting-edge original research articles or state-of-the-art review papers. Our primary focus is on advanced ceramics, glasses, and glass–ceramics. Contributions that aid in the understanding of the fundamental chemical and physical processes that influence ceramic and glass design as well as inspire new or improved processing techniques are encouraged.

This Special Issue will cover oxide and non-oxide ceramics, functional glasses, glass–ceramics, coatings, composites, nano-ceramics, and other relevant topics. Top-down and self-assembly technologies as well as nanotechnology, in addition to classical processing techniques, are of interest. Bio-inspired and bio-enabled material designs, experimentally validated multiscale modeling and simulation, and sophisticated chemical and physical synthesis routes, as well as characterization methodologies for structure, characteristics, and performance, are all welcomed. Submissions on low-dimensional technology will also be encouraged for this Special Issue. These may include zero-, one-, and two-dimensional nanomaterials, as well as nanocomposites, nano-hybrids, and hierarchical multifunctional nanostructures that incorporate molecular, biological, and electronic components. Articles on fundamental scientific topics relevant to the development of advanced ceramics and glasses, such as phase equilibria and transformations, reactivity, transport processes, thermodynamic and electrical properties, and quantum effects in multiscale materials, are also encouraged.

Some research topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Advanced ceramics and glasses;
• Electroceramics;
• Optical glasses and ceramics;
• Ceramics and glasses in energy applications;
• Bioceramics (bioinert and bioactive ceramics and glasses, drug delivery systems, bio-imaging, and theranostics);
• Functional coatings, composites, and hybrids;
• Nanomaterials;
• Crystalization and sintering;
• Modeling of ceramics and glasses.

Dr. Francesco Baino
Dr. Maziar Montazerian
Guest Editors