Innovative processing and manufacturing of advanced ceramics and composites II : a collection of papers presented at the 10th Pacific Rim Conference on Ceramic and Glass Technology, June 2-6, 2013, Coronado, California

Content: Preface --
Novel, green, and strategic processing and manufacturing technologies Optimized shaping process for transparent spinel ceramic / Alfred Kaiser, Thomas Hutzler, Andreas Kreil, and Robert Kremer 
 Thermal diffusion coatings for wear-resistant components for oil and gas industry / E. Medvedovski, F.A. Chinski, and J. Stewart --
Polymer derived ceramics and composites Polymer-derived ceramics for development of ultra-high temperature composites / C.J. Leslie [and 8 others] 
 Siliconboronoxycarbide (SIBOC) foam from methyl borosiloxane / Sreejith Krishnan, Tobias Fey, and Peter Greil 
 Synthesis of a porous SiC material from polycarbosilane by direct foaming and radiation curing / Akira Idesaki, Masaki Sugimoto, and Masahito Yoshikawa 
 Fabrication of SiOC/C coatings on stainless steel using poly (phenyl carbosilane) and their anti-corrosion properties / Yoon Joo Lee [and 5 others] 
 Photo luminescent properties of polymer derived ceramics at near stoichiometric SiO₂-xSiC-y(H) compositions / Masaki Narisawa and Akihiro Iwase, Seiji Watase and Kimihiro Matsukawa, and Taketoshi Kawai 
 Synthesis of hierarchical porous SiCO monoliths from preceramic polymer impregnated with porous templates / Xuehua Yan, Jianmei Pan, Xiaonong Cheng, Chenghua Zhang, and Guifang Xu --
Advanced powder processing and manufacturing technologies Solid reaction mechanism of Li₂CO₃ and FePO₄/C powder / Takashi Hashizume, Atsushi Saiki, and Kiyoshi Terayama 
 Development of new synthesis route of lanthanum germanate oxyapatite from homogeneous aqueous solution / Shouta Kitajima, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Toru Higuchi, and Yoshio Sakka 
 Magnetic orientation of bismuth nano-particles in a transparent mediu / Naoyuki Kitamura, Kohki Takahashi, Iwao Mogi, Satoshi Awaji, and Kazuo Watanabe 
 Control of dispersion and agglomeration of CNTS for their networking: mechanical and electrical properties of CNT/alumina composites / Mitsuaki Matsuoka, Junichi Tatami, and Toru Wakihara 
 Synthesis and microstructure development in yttria-magnesia ceramics for infrared transparency / J.A. Miller and I.E. Reimanis 
 Fabrication of flake-like boehmite/ceria or zinc oxide composites for UV shield coating / Seizo Obata, Susumu Kawai, Michiyuki Yoshida, Osamu Sakurada, and Kenji Kido 
 Thermal degradation control study of carbon fiber/polyamide 6 composite using hexagonal boron nitride powder / Daisuke Shimamoto, Yusuke Imai, and Yuji Hotta 
 Sol-gel auto-combustion synthesis of co-doped ZnO diluted magnetic semiconductor nanopowders / Chuanbin Want, Xuan Zhou, Fei Chen, Qiang Shen, and Lianmeng Zhang --
Synthesis and processing of materials using electric fields/currents Advanced usage of SPS technology for producing innovative materials / Foad Naimi, Ludivine Minier, Cédric Morin, Sophie Le Gallet, and Frédéric Bernard 
 Fabrication of transparent MgAl₂O₄ spinel by optimizing loading schedule during spark-plasma-sintering / Koji Morita, Byung-Nam Kim, Hidehiro Yoshida, Yoshio Sakka, and Keijiro Hiraga 
 Properties of WCCo/diamond composites produced by PPS method intended for drill bits for machining of building stones / Marcin Rosinski, Joanna Wachowicz, Tomasz Plocinski, Tomasz Truszkowski, and Andrzej Michalski 
 Surface morphology of YSZ thin films deposited from a precursor solution under the electrical fields / Atsushi Saiki, Kento Hamada, and Takashi Hashizume.