Cover -- Progress in Nanotechnology -- Contents -- Introduction -- Synthesis Methods for Powders -- Freeze Casting as a Nanoparticle Material-Forming Method -- Preparation of a Nanoscale/SOFC-Grade Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia Material: A Quasi-Optimization of the Hydrothermal Coprecipitation Process -- Synthesis of Nanosize Tin Dioxide by a Novel Liquid-Phase Process -- Fabrication of Nanocomposite Powders of Carbon Nanotubes and Montmorillonite -- Synthesis of Highly Dispersed Barium Titanate Nanoparticles by a Novel Solvothermal Method -- Continuous Production and Harvesting of Inorganic-Ceramic Nanoparticles -- Nanocrystalline Scandia Powders Via Oxalate Precipitation: The Effects of Solvent and Solution pH -- A Pulse Combustion-Spray Pyrolysis Process for the Preparation of Nano- and Submicrometer-Sized Oxide Particles -- One-Step Synthesis of Luminescent Nanoparticles of Complex Oxide, Strontium Aluminate -- Nano 945;-Al2O3 Powder Preparation by Calcining an Emulsion Precursor -- Lanthanum Strontium Manganite Powders Synthesized by Gel-Casting for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cathode Materials -- Preparation of Matrix-Type Nickel Oxide/Samarium-Doped Ceria Composite Particles by Spray Pyrolysis -- Novel Low-Temperature Synthesis of Ferroelectric Neodymium-Doped Bismuth Titanate Nanoparticles -- Hydrothermal Synthesis of CdMoO4 Nano-Particles -- Chromium-Doped Forsterite Nanoparticle Synthesis by Flame Spray Pyrolysis -- Formation of AI2O38211;TiC Composite Nano-Particles Synthesized from Carbon-Coated Precursors -- Synthesis of Sm0.5Sr0.5CoO3-x and La0.6Sr0.4Co03-x Nanopowders by Solution Combustion Process -- Colloidal Processing and Sintering of Nano-ZrO2 Powders Using Polyethylenimine -- Synthesis of High Purity 946;-SiAION Nanopowder from a Zeolite by Gas-Reduction-Nitridation -- A Novel Supercritical CO2 Synthesis of Amorphous Hydrous Zirconia Nanoparticles, and Their Calcination to Zirconia -- Praseodymium-Doped Photo-Luminescent Strontium Indate Nanoparticles by Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis -- Nano-Blast Synthesis of Nano-size CeO28211;Gd2O3 Powders -- Sol8211;Gel Processing and Characterization of Phase-Pure Lead Zirconate Titanate Nano-Powders -- Synthesis of AlN Nanopowder from .-Al2O3 by Reduction8211;Nitridation in a Mixture of NH38211;C3H8 -- Membranes, Films, and Coatings -- Microporous ZrO2 Membrane Preparation by Liquid-Injection MOCVD -- Growth of Barium Hexaferrite Nanoparticle Coatings by Laser-Assisted Spray Pyrolysis -- Two Phase Monazite/Xenotime 30LaPO4-70YPO4 Coating of Ceramic Fiber Tows -- Template-Free Self-Assembly of a Nanoporous TiO2 Thin Film -- Nano-Sized Hydroxyapatite Coatings on Ti Substrate with TiO2 Buffer Layer by E-beam Deposition -- Sol-Gel Routes to Nanostructured Patterned Ferroelectric Thin Films with Novel Electronic and Optical Functions -- Preparation and Properties of Hydrothermally Stable 947;-Alumina-Based Composite Mesoporous Membranes -- Synthesis and Tribological Behavior of Silicon Oxycarbonitride Thin Films Derived from Poly(Urea)Methyl Vinyl Silazane -- Synthesis and Tribology of Carbide-Derived Carbon Films -- Nanotubes, Nanorods, and Nanowires -- Design, Fabrication and Electronic Structure of Oriented Metal Oxide Nanorod-Arrays -- Electrospinning of Alumina Nanofibers -- ZnO Nanofiber and Nanoparticle Synthesized Through Electrospinning and Their Photocatalytic Activity Under Visible Light -- Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes and Silicon Carbide Nanofibers as Composite Reinforcing Materials -- Polymer Fiber Assisted Processing of Ceramic Oxide Nano and Submicron Fibers -- Growth of Quasi-Aligned AI.

This edition of Progress in Ceramic Technology series contains a select compilation of articles on the topic of nanomaterials processing of powders; thin films, wires and tubes; and composites that were previously published in The American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings (CESP) and Ceramic Transactions (CT)