Download or read book Recent Topics in Advanced Materials Science written by Akio Makishima and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2020-02-26 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The range of materials science is very vast, and its development is proportionally rapid. This book picks up and explains various topics of materials science using figures and chemical formulae for readers who have a knowledge of chemistry at the undergraduate level. In order to view the progress of materials science, the book is divided into four parts, the first three of which relate topics concerning typical elements, transition elements, and lanthanide and actinide. The fourth section details innovative issues in materials science.