Article ID: MT-M2025089
The ten best papers for young scientists were awarded by The Japan Institute of Light Metals (JILM) and The Japan Institute of Metals and Materials (JIMM) in Materials Transactions. Here, the awarded papers are briefly summarized as current trends in research of Materials Transactions. Among the ten best papers, six were from JILM for young scientists whose ages are 30 or below and four from JIMM for those with ages of 35 or below. A total of six best papers were originally published in Japanese in Journal of the Japan Institute of Light Metals and Journal of The Japan Institute of Metals and Materials as cutting-edge research in JILM and JIMM. In association with all the awarded papers, special issues edited in Materials Transactions are also briefly introduced to show the recent activities of Materials Transactions.