About International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing

The International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing (IJEM) publishes original articles and reviews of the highest quality related to the science and technology of manufacturing functional devices and systems with extreme dimensions (extremely large or small) and/or extreme functionalities, ranging from fundamental science to cutting-edge technologies that support the manufacturing of high-performance products involving emerging techniques and breaking the limits of currently known theories, methods, scales, environments, and performance.

Extreme manufacturing is specifically manifested in manufacturing with extremely high energy density, ultrahigh precision, extremely small spatial and temporal scales, extremely intensive fields, and giant systems with extreme complexity and several factors. It involves multidisciplinary fields, including machinery, materials, optics, physics, chemistry, mechanics, and mathematics.

Subjects of interest include but are not limited to, theory, process, metrology, characterization, equipment, conditions, and system integration in extreme manufacturing, as well as materials, structures, and devices with extreme functionalities.

Material interactions with energy beams and fields

• Metal/inorganic non-metal/polymer materials additive manufacturing
• Biomaterials additive manufacturing
• 4D printing
• Laser surface modification
• Ultrafast laser micro/nanomanufacturing
• High energy beam and special energy processing

Approaches and theories of processing techniques

• Atomic and close-to-atomic scale manufacturing
• Ultra-precision/ultrahigh-speed machining
• Extreme large/small-scale manufacturing
• Micro/nano-joining and assembly
• Molecular manufacturing
• Bionic manufacturing
• Performance-oriented manufacturing
• Novel principles/approaches for manufacturing

Materials, structures, and devices with extreme functionalities

• Quantum materials, structures, and devices
• Metamaterials and metadevices
• Flexible functional materials and devices
• Functional optical structures and devices
• High-efficient energy storage materials and devices
• Thermal materials and devices
• Biomaterials and devices
• Functional surfaces/interfaces
• New devices design and manufacturing, etc.

Measurement and systems

• Micro/nano-mechanics and characterization
• Extreme performance evaluation
• Novel metrology methods
• Special sensors
• Precision instruments
• Complex structures and systems
• High-performance equipment
• Multiple extreme environments