PT Journal AU PACIOREK, J TI POROUS MATERIALS - THEIR PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS SO Trends in education PY 2012 BP 229 EP 232 VL 5 IS 1 DE porosity; composite material; metal foam. AB This paper presents modern engineering materials, such as ceramic porous materials and metal porous materials. Their unique physical properties and applications are described. As an example of a porous material, a ceramics-organic polymer composite of aluminium oxide and aluminium foams is discussed. ER