The cover image is based on the Research Article Synthesis and characterization of POSS hybrid organogels using Menschutkin quaternization chemistry by Deniz Kilic et al. DOI: 10.1002/pi.5719 .
The cover image is based on the Research Article Polymer Sequestrants for Biological and Environmental Applications by William R Archer et al. DOI: 10.1002/pi.5774 .
The cover image is based on the Research Article Effect of different compatibilizers on environmentally friendly composites from poly(lactic acid) and diatomaceous earth by Angel Aguero et al. DOI: 10.1002/pi.5779 .
The cover image is based on the Research Article Polyimide nanohybrid films with electrochemically functionalized graphene by Dae‐Geon Yoo et al. DOI: 10.1002/pi.5836 .
The cover image is based on the Research Article Enhancement of orientation of rigid polymer blocks by incorporating rod‐coil block copolymer chains into metal‐organic frameworks by Jin Wang et al. DOI: 10.1002/pi.5766 .
The cover image is based on the Research Article Temperature‐dependent transition of crystal phases in the electrospinning process of poly(vinylidene fluoride‐co‐hexafluoropropylene) by Dae Eon Jung et al., https://doi.org/10.1002/pi.5895 .
The cover image is based on the Research Article Differential scanning calorimetry study of cross‐nucleation between polymorphs in isotactic poly(1‐butene) by Bao Wang et al. DOI: 10.1002/pi.5595 .
Cover Photograph : Flower-like nanosheets-based CuS synthesized by the green hydrothermal synthesis method. The self-organized nanoflower structures exhibited a very suitable potential as the photocatalyst agents. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijac.13322
The cover image, by Aloisius R Purnama et al., is based on the Research Article Coarse‐grained models for frontal photopolymerization with evolving conversion profile, DOI: 10.1002/pi.5344 .
Spatial distribution of Young's modulus (left) and its values projected on (100), (001) and (110) planes of Y5Si2B8 (right), showing the anisotropic Young's modulus of this new MAB phase. From Zhou et al. Y5Si2B8: A Theoretically Predicted New Damage Tolerant MAB Phase with Layered Crystal Structure. DOI: 10.1111/jace.15398 .
“Light is a unifying symbol that signifies wisdom and excites the imagination across the world,” so said Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General, the United Nations, at the opening ceremony of the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies, in Paris, January 19th, 2015. The goal of this world-wide endeavor is to expand cooperation, increase awareness, and promote our understanding of the importance of light in virtually all branches of science and modern society. The cover of this issue is the official logo for this endeavor; it is reproduced here with permission. This cover also introduces the theme of this special issue of the International Journal of Applied Glass Science: “Glass and Light.”
Crack growth in sintering films constrained by a substrate, simulated using discrete element method. The simulations show the importance of inter‐particle sliding resistance in controlling defect formation and growth in constrained films. This may explain the experimentally observed differences in defect formation in constrained sintered films of different materials. Additional details in Figure 19 in the Feature article in this issue. Originally published in: C. L. Martin, H. Camacho‐Montes, L. Olmos, D. Bouvard, and R. K. Bordia, “Evolution of Defects During Sintering: Discrete Element Simulations”, J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 92 [7] 1435–41 (2009).
Cover Photograph : Cover photo from Lvping Fu et al. Photo of alumina‐chrome castable after slag resistance experiment showing corrosion response (Fig. 6a)
The cover figure for this issue shows LED's in conjunction with CdSe quantum dots (QD) embedded in glasses and their CIE color coordinates which varied with heat treatment conditions employed for QD formation. Color conversion by CdSeQD's embedded in silicate glasses is thus demonstrated. More discussion on this experimental result can be found in reference to Fig. 5 found in “CdS and CdSe Quantum Dot Embedded Silicate Glasses for LED Color Converter,” this issue, authored by Karam Han, Sukeun Yoon and Woon Jin Chung. Karam Han created this figure.
Transmission electron microscopy image of crack trajectories in Vicker's indented LaB6 (matrix)‐ ZrB2 (fibers) directionally solidified eutectic. (Image credit: Hongqi Deng and Elizabeth C. Dickey). See feature article this issue.
