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Preface
In this book a clear understanding of the Functional and Smart Materials is
illustrated for various engineering applications by establishing the relationship
between their physical properties and the atomic scale structure of materials. Indeed,
the development of smart materials will be a vital effort in many elds of science and
technology, including automobile, aerospace, microelectronics, computer science,
medical treatment, life science, energy, safety engineering, and defense technolo-
gies. Further, the materials development in the near-future must be oriented toward
the generation of functional materials that can set up ...