This issue features fourteen peer-reviewed papers originating from The 6th International Symposium on Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology. It includes Nanostructured coatings by cluster beam deposition; a new greener synthetic route to cadmium/lead selenide and telluride nanoparticles; and much more. Held in January 2012, during the 36th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ICACC), the symposium covered a broad range of issues, including synthesis, processing, modeling, and structure-property correlations in nanomaterials and nanocomposites, enabling scientists, engineers, and technologists from around the world to explore the latest developments in the field.

This issue features fourteen peer-reviewed papers originating from The 6th International Symposium on Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology. It includes Nanostructured coatings by cluster beam deposition; a new greener synthetic route to cadmium/lead selenide and telluride nanoparticles; and much more. Held in January 2012, during the 36th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ICACC), the symposium covered a broad range of issues, including synthesis, processing, modeling, and structure-property correlations in nanomaterials and nanocomposites, enabling scientists, engineers, and technologists from around the world to explore the latest developments in the field.

Preface viiIntroduction ixNanostructured Coatings by Cluster Beam Deposition: Method and Applications 1Emanuele Barborini, Simone Vinati, and Roberta CarboneIn-Situ Growth of Carbon Nanotubes in Three Dimensional Needle-Punched Carbon Fabrics and Hybrid Enhancement to C/SiC Composites 15Jianbao Hu, Shaoming Dong, Xiangyu Zhang, Bo Lu, Zhihui Hu, Jinshan Yang, Qinggang Li, and Bin WuBoron Nitride Nanotubes Grown on Commercial Silicon Carbide Fiber Tow and Fabric 21Janet HurstA New Greener Synthetic Route to Cadmium/Lead Selenide and Telluride Nanoparticles 31Neerish RevaprasaduNanowire Based Solar Cell on Multilayer Transparent Conducting Films 45D. R. Sahu, Jow-Lay Huang, and S. MathurAntimicrobial Properties of Copper and Silver Loaded Silica Nanomaterials 55Pavithra Maniprasad, Roseline Menezes, Jenelle Suarez, and Swadeshmukul SantraHot Wire and Spark Pyrolysis as Simple New Routes to Silicon Nanoparticle Synthesis 69M. R. Scriba, D. T. Britton, and M. HaltingPlasma-Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition of Fe:Ti02 Films for Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production 81Andreas Mettenborger, Vanessa Merod, Aadesh P. Singh, Helge Lemmetyinen, and Sanjay MathurCNT Based Nanocomposite Strain Sensor for Structural Health Monitoring 89A. K. SinghPhotocatalytic Degradation of Waste Liquid from Biomass Gasification in Supercritical Water with Simultaneous Hydrogen Production over CdS Sensitized Na2Ti204(OH)2 105Wendong Tang, Dengwei Jing, Simao Guo, Jiarong Yin, and Liejin GuoRecent Advances in Membrane Development for C02 Free Fossil Power Plants 115Tim Van Gestel, Stefan Baumann, Mariya Ivanova, Wilhelm Meulenberg, and Hans Peter BuchkremerElectrospinning of Nanocomposite Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering: Emitting Electrode Polarity and Charge Retention 127Ho-Wang Tong and Min WangGraphitic Carbon Nitride Modified by Silicon for Improved Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production 137Po Wu, Jinwen Shi, Jie Chen, Bin Wang, and Liejin GuoFabrication of CdS/ZnO Core-Shell Nanofibers By Electrospinning and Their Photocatalytic Activity 149Yan Wei and Yang GuoruiAuthor Index 161