Functionality development as a survival strategy for fine ceramics

Technovation

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 833-842

  Ohmura, Akira ^a   Ouchi, Noritomo ^b   Morisaki, Shogo ^b   Watanabe, Chihiro ^b  

^a NGK INSULATORS LTD   (Japan)

^b TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diffusion orbit; Fine ceramics; Functional materials; Functionality development; Structural materials

Indexed keywords

LOGISTICS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

FUNCTIONALITY DEVELOPMENT;

STRUCTURAL CERAMICS;

EID: 0042629420     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4972(02)00028-7     Document Type: Article

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