XIV International conference on thermal analysis and calorimetry in Russia 2013 and hot topic discussion

摘要

The XIV International conference on thermal analysis and calorimetry held in St Petersburg, Russia 2013, which would restarted the regular periodicity of these meetings in Russia, is described including history of these conferences. The paper portrayed in details highlighting plenary lectures. Two addressed subjects dealing with yet unaccepted theory of thermal decomposition of solids and the overlooked impact of DTA heat inertia are discussed.