The future of ceramics-challenges and pathways This is the only global roadmap that identifies the technical and manufacturing challenges associated with the development and expansion of commercial markets for ceramics and glass. Featuring presentations by industry leaders at the 1st International Congress on Ceramics (ICC) held in 2006, it suggests positive, proactive ways to address these challenges. The ICC Global Roadmap features: * Leading-edge thinking on issues in ten primary topic areas: International Trends and Business Perspectives; Innovation and Invention; Biology and Medicine; Consumer Products; Electronics; Energy; Environment; Glass and Transparent Ceramics; Multiple Applications and Processing; and Transportation * Coverage of both conventional and next-generation applications