Energy-saving materials and technologies - nanomaterials, new smart materials

The progress of technology has given us more precise, energy-saving and less expensive manufacturing technologies that can make an unprecedented diversity of new products. Nanotechnology offers building new generation of products that are cleaner, stronger, lighter and more precise. The new class of modern materials have appeared. Nanomaterials have found very new applications. Nanocomposites, polymeric nanocomposites, polymer-ceramic nanocomposites have a number of improved physical properties. This article shows review of tendency in modern advanced materials including smart and active materials.