Preface; Contents; Material Science and Technology, Smart Materials; Hydrothermal Synthesis and Characterization of Mixed Fluoride Based Nanophosphors; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Experimental; 3 Results and Discussion; 4 Conclusion; Acknowledgment; References; Transfer of Light Energy from UV to Visible Domain in Coordination Compounds of Europium(III); Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Optical Properties of Ligands; 3 Synthesis of Europium(III) Coordination Compounds; 4 Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References

Phase Composition, Structure and Mechanical Properties of Carbon Coatings Doped by Carbide-Forming MetalsAbstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Experimental; 3 Results and Discussion; 4 Conclusion; References; Ellipsometric Control of Laser Welded Materials; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Experiment; 3 Results and Discussion; 4 Conclusion; References; Comparison of Euler-Bernoulli and Timoshenko Beam Equations for Railway System Dynamics; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Railway System Dynamics; 2 Timoshenko and Euler-Bernoulli Beam Equations; 3 Equation of Motion; 4 The Solution of the System; 5 Conclusions

AcknowledgementReferences; Interaction of Hydrogen Isotopes with Radiation Damaged Tungsten; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Experimental; 3 Results and Discussion; 4 Summary; Acknowledgement; References; Reviewing the Novel Machine Learning Tools for Materials Design; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Research Background; 2.1 Interdisciplinary Research: The Role of Artificial Intelligence; 3 Machine Learning for Materials Design: State of the Art; 3.1 Research Gap; 4 Case Study; 4.1 Methodology; 4.2 Implementation: Textile Composites Design; 5 Conclusions; Acknowledgement; References

Sol-gel Preparation and Luminescent Properties of Transparent Thin Films and Ceramics of ZrO2:Ti3+Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Synthesis of Materials; 3 Results and Discussion; 3.1 Phase Formation; 3.2 Luminescence ZrO2:Ti3+ Materials; 4 Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Development of Functional Coatings by Electron-Beam Sputtering of Sol-Gel Targets; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Materials and Methods; 3 Results and Discussion; 3.1 AFM Results; 3.2 Mechanical Properties; 3.3 Optics; 4 Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References

Omega-Structured Substrate-Supported Metamaterial for the Transformation of Wave Polarization in THz Frequency RangeAbstract; 1 Introduction; 2 The Study of the Polarization Properties of a Single Omega Element; 3 The Study of the Polarization Properties of the Omega Elements Array Without a Substrate; 4 The Study of the Polarization Properties of the Metasurface Formed by Omega Elements on a Substrate Made of Various Materials; 5 Conclusion; Acknowledgment; References; Core-Shell Powders with Titanium Coating; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Experimental Part; 2.1 Materials and Methods