Keynotes and Highlights

Keynotes

Robert Danzer, Leoben, Austria : Fracture toughness testing of ceramics: state of the art and new methods.

Arturo Dominguez-Rodriguez, Sevilla, Spain : Can mechanical properties of ceramics be improved by nanotubes reinforcement?

Corrado Piconi , Roma, Italy: Zirconia in Dentistry.

Fabrice Rossignol, Limoges, France : Combining top-down and bottom-up approaches through additive manufacturing for biosensors fabrication.

Highlights

Marc Anglada, Barcelona, Spain : Surface Processing of Zirconia.

Martin Bache, Swansea, UK : Ceramics and CMC Research at Swansea University: The Legacy of Brian (George) Wilshire.

Maurice Gonon, Mons, Belgium : Processing of Electroactive Components by means of Selective Laser Heating Treatments.

Frank Kern, Stuttgart, Germany : Advanced multiphase zirconia ceramics.

Daniele Mari, Lausanne, Switzerland : Measurement of residual stresses in cemented carbides for cutting tools and finite element simulations of stress partition.

Paola Palmero, Turin, Italy : Alumino-silicate wastes from ornamental stones: a new resource for construction materials.