This is the Proceedings of III Advanced Ceramics and Applications conference, held in Belgrade, Serbia in 2014. It contains 25 papers on various subjects regarding preparation, characterization and application of advanced ceramic materials.

Proceedings on high quality research in the field of advanced ceramic materials Contains contributions from world wide expertis in advanced ceramics Includes contributions on non-oxide and oxide based structural ceramics Particulate and fiber reinforced composites, and multifunctional materials Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Inhalt
1.Flash sintering of ceramics: a short review.- 2.Ceramic Matrix Composites for High Performance Friction Applications.- 3.Functional Particulated Ionic Liquid-Based Silica Microcapsules.- 4.Reducing Losses in Magnetic Thin Films Through Nanoscale Surface Patterning.- 5.Contemporary Political and Religious Extremists as Destroyers of Ancient Artistic Heritage.- 6.Pumps to save life in cardiac failure.- 7.Application of Ceramic Nanoparticles for Near Infrared Bioimaging.- 8.Contemporary aspects of joint arthroplasties and role of ceramics.- 9.Contemporary dental ceramics.- 10.Intelligent Nanomaterials For Medicine Diagnostic And Therapy Application.- 11.Environmental impact of tributyl-tin biocides on coastal marine systems in the NE Adriatic sea.- 12.Microwave electro ceramic based on magnesium titanates compounds.- 13.Structural, electrical conduction and dielectric studies of mechanosynthesized manganese nanoferrite.- 14.Towards Electronic Materials Fractal Theory.- 15.Study of Nanodimensional Spinel ni0.5zn0.5fe2o4 Ferrite Prepared by Mechanochemical Synthesis.- 16.Off-resonant Raman spectroscopy of ZnS quantum dots.- 17.Influence of preparation method on SOP modes in ZnO doped with CoO nanoparticles.- 18.Structural Properties of Cu Se CuSe2 Thin Films.- 19.Mobile platform usage in creating conservation and restoration documentation.- 20.Jewelry as Specific form of Spiritual and Material Culture.