1. Introduction to some recent and emerging materials -- 2. Peculiar materials with fascinating properties -- 3. Amorphous materials and futuristic scope of plastics -- 4. Structures and applications of ceramics, refractories and glasses, et cetera -- 5. Polymeric composite materials : types and mechanics -- 6. Sandwich composite materials, and stitched and unstitched laminates -- 7. Biocomposite materials -- 8. Special kinds of composites -- 9. Biomimetics and biomimetic materials -- 10. Superhard materials -- 11. Advances in powder metallurgy -- 12. Trends in the development of ferrous metals and alloys, and effects of alloying elements on them -- 13. Recent non-ferrous metals and alloys -- 14. Emerging and futuristic materials -- 15. Special materials in specialized applications -- 16. Vivid fields of ongoing researches -- 17. Trends in the research of natural fibre-reinforced composites and hybrid composites -- 18. Recent researches and developments of magical materials.