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Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS).The aim of this special volume is to facilitate the exchange of information on the best practices for multifunctional materials, active materials, enabling technologies and integrated system design, intelligent systems and applications, etc. It provided an opportunity for engineers and scientists in academia, industry and government to address the most innovative research and developments, including technical challenges, social and economic issues, and to discuss their ideas and results in all aspects of Smart Materials and Intelligent Systems. This collection of articles on materials sciences, representing the proceedings of the 2011 international Conference on Smart Materials and Intelligent Systems held in Chongqing, China in December, 2011 showcases current scholarship in a wide variety of topics related to materials design and manufacturing, modeling, and intelligent systems design. Entries are divided into sections covering multi-functional materials, devices and integrated systems, novel manufacturing technologies, mechanical vibration, green manufacturing and control, and engineering management and information systems. Articles include keywords, abstracts, illustrations, and formulas, and both keyword and author indexes are provided. Contributors include academics and researchers from Chinese institutions and technology firms.