Focus Issues

Vol. 24 (2023)

• Focus Topics

  Dr. Ariga 60th Anniversary: From Nanotechnology to Nanoarchitectonics

• Focus Topics

  Nanoarchitectonics Reloaded: Method for Everything in Materials Science

• Focus Topics

  Materials and Technologies for Memristors and Neuromorphic Devices

Vol. 23 (2022)

• Focus Topics

  Advances in High Entropy Alloys

• Focus Topics

  Frontline Research on Biomaterials-based Bioengineering for Future Therapy

• Focus Topics

  Metal Atom Clusters and Superatoms: From Fundamentals to Functional Nanocomposites

• Focus Topics

  Advancements of Functional Materials with Nanoarchitectonics as Post-Nanotechnology Concept in Materials Science

Vol. 22 (2021)

• Focus Topics

  Trends in Biomaterials in Japan

• Focus Topics

  Science and Technology of Element-Strategic Permanent Magnets

Vol. 21 (2020)

• Focus Topics

  Self-Healing Materials

• Focus Topics

  Composite Materials for Functional Electronic Devices

Vol. 20 (2019)

• Focus Topics

  Nanogenerators

• Focus Topics

  Nanotoxicology

• Focus Topics

  Intermetallic Catalysts

• Focus Topics

  Thermoelectric Materials

Vol. 19 (2018)

• Focus Topics

  Bio-inspired nanomaterials

• Focus Topics

  Energy Harvesting – Science, Technology, Application and Metrology

• Focus Topics

  Photovoltaic Science, Applications and Technology

• Focus Topics

  Organic and Hybrid Photovoltaics

Vol. 18 (2017)

• Focus Topics

  Future Leaders in Structural Materials Research

• Focus Topics

  Overview of Innovative Materials for Energy

• Focus Topics

  Nanocellulose-based Materials

• Focus Topics

  Endeavor for Creation of Materials-Tissues Intelligent Interface

• Focus Topics

  Carbon-neutral Energy Science and Technology

• Focus Topics

  Advanced Nanoprocessing and Applications in Sensorics

• Focus Topics

  New Materials Science and Element Strategy

• Focus Topics

  Materials Genome and Informatics

Vol. 17 (2016)

• Foucs Topics

  Nanomedicine Molecular Science

• EDITORIAL

  New STAM, new horizon

Vol. 16 (2015)

• No.5

  Focus on Nanospace Materials

• No.3

  Focus on Materials Challenges for Protection—Environment and Health (Vo. 15 – No. 6 and Vol. 16 – No. 1)

• No.2

  Focus on Properties and Applications of Perovskites (Vol. 16 – No. 1-4)

• No.2

  Focus on Advanced Inorganic Materials Science: Non-Traditional Concepts and Approaches (Vol. 15 – No. 6 and Vol. 16 – No. 1-4)

• No.1

  Focus on Future Leaders in Nanoarchitectonics (Vol. 16 – No. 1-2)

• No.1

  Focus on Materials Science of Topological Insulators and Superconductors (Vol. 15 – No. 6 and Vol. 16 – No. 1)

Vol. 15 (2014)

• No. 5

  Focus on Complex Metallic Phases (No. 1-6)

• No. 4

  Focus on Organic Electronics (No. 2-3, 5)

• No. 2

  Focus on Silicon Photonics (No. 1)

• EDITORIAL

  NIMS and Empa announce STAM collaboration

Vol. 14 (2013)

• No. 5

  Focus on Particle Processing Technology for Advanced Materials (No. 6 and Vol. 15 – No. 1)

• No. 4

  Focus on Nanomaterials and nanofabrication for biomedical applications (No. 5 and Vol. 15 – No. 1)

• No. 1

  Focus on Recent Global Trends in Structural Materials Research

Vol. 13 (2012)

• No. 6

  Focus section: From biomedical-engineering research to clinical application and industrialization

• No. 5

  Focus section: Superconducting Properties of Iron Chalcogenides

Vol. 12 (2011)

• No. 6

  Focus on New Materials Mimicking Nature

• No. 5

  Focus on Combinatorial Science

• No. 4

  Focus on Materials Nanoarchitectonics

• No. 3

  Focus on Advanced Ceramics

Vol. 11 (2010)

• No. 5

  Focus on Advanced Nanomaterials

• No. 4

  Focus on Ceramics Innovation

• No. 1

  Focus on Nanobiomaterials and Technologies for Breakthrough in Future Medicine

• EDITORIAL

  STAM celebrates its 10th anniversary

Vol. 10 (2009)

• No. 3

  Focus on Novel Nanoelectromechanical 3D Structures: Fabrication and Properites

• No. 2

  Focus on Organic Conductors

• No. 1

  Focus on Materials Analysis and Processing in Magnetic Fields

Vol. 9 (2008)

• No. 4

  Focus on Superconductivity in Semiconductors

• No. 2

  Magneto-Science and Degradation and Stability of Polymers

• No. 1

  Focus issue on Recent Breakthroughs in Materials Science and Technology

• EDITORIAL

  A new start: towards a leading open access journal in materials science

Vol. 8 (2007)

• No. 7-8

  Ceramics Center

• No. 6

  Nanoionics-present and future prospects

• No. 5

  Chemical physics of solids

• No. 4

  JAIST International Symposium on Nanotechnology 2006

• No. 3

  COE Symposium on “Atomistic Fabrication Technology” (Osaka University, Japan, October 2006)

• No. 1-2

  APNF International Symposium on Nanotechnology in Environmental Protection and Pollution (ISNEPP2006)

Vol. 7 (2006)

• No. 8

  Advanced materials research in Australasia

• No. 7

  COE Kyushu University, “Molecular informatics”

• No. 6

  COE Kyoto University, “COE for a united approach to new materials science”

• No. S1

  Superconductivity in diamond and related materials (NIMS, Tsukuba, Japan, 7-9 December 2005)

• No. 5

  COE Waseda University, “Practical nano-chemistry”

• No. 4

  Magneto-science: an emerging field of science and technology of feeble magnetic materials (Honolulu, Hawaii, USA)

• No. 3

  JAIST International Symposium on Nanotechnology 2005

• No. 2

  COE Keio University, “Life-conjugated chemistry”

• No. 1

  COE Aoyama-Gakuin University, “New functional materials for highly efficient energy systems”

Vol. 6 (2005)

• No. 8

  The 3rd NIMS International Conference, “Materials for human safety” – Harmonization of materials with humans (Tsukuba, Japan, 3-4 March 2005)

• No. 7

  Research activities related to materials science in the Institute of Physics, The Chinese Academy of Sciences

• No. 6

  COE University of Tsukuba – Promotion of interdisciplinary materials science for novel functions

• No. 5

  JAIST International symposium on nano technology 2004

• No. 3-4

  International conference on nanotechnology in environmental protection and pollution

• No. 2

  COE Nagaoka University of Technology, hybridized materials with super functions

• No. 1

  COE Nagoya Institute of Technology

Vol. 5 (2004)

• No. 5-6

  Nanoscience and nanotechnology on quantum particles

• No. 4

  COE Tokyo University of Technology

• No. 3

  International symposium on nanotechnology (JAIST, Japan)

• No. 1-2

  COE Osaka University

Vol. 4 (2003)

• No. 6

  Human-friendly materials based on chemistry

• No. 5

  Advances in nature-guided materials processing

• No. 4

  COE Tohoku University

• No. 1

  JAIST International symposium on nano-technology

Vol. 3 (2002)

• No. 2

  Harmonic material design of multi-functional composites

Vol. 2 (2001)

• No. 3-4

  Plasma Science and Processing (Conference)

• No. 1

  Science and Engineering of Solidification (5th IUMRS Conference)