Selected Papers from the 4th International Online Conference on Materials (IOCM 2025)

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is related to "Selected Papers from the 4th International Online Conference on Materials (IOCM 2025)", which takes place virtually on November 3–5, 2025 (https://sciforum.net/event/IOCM2025).

This conference offers a platform for scholars, researchers and experts in the field of materials science to come together, exchange ideas, and showcase cutting-edge research. The conference will cover a wide range of topics in materials science, including, but not limited to, the following:

• Optical, Electric and Magnetic Materials and Their Characterization;
• Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology and Quantum Materials;
• Soft Matter, Biomaterials, Composites and Interfaces;
• Materials Theory, Simulations and AI;
• Materials for Energy Harvesting, Conversion and Storage;
• Green Materials, Synthesis, Characterization and Recycling;
• Materials Manufacturing, Processing and Applications.

Conference participants, as well as all the researchers working in the field, are invited to contribute original research papers or reviews to this Special Issue of Materials.

Dr. Ingo Dierking
Guest Editor

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