Fink, DietmarAlegaonkar, P SPetrov, A VBerdinsky, A.S.Rao, V.Muller, MDwivedi, K.K.Chadderton, Lewis2015-12-132015-12-131350-4487http://hdl.handle.net/1885/87125The recent years have brought a renaissance of interest in ion tracks, for the sake of novel applications. This paper summarizes some of the newly emerging possibilities, and the strategies that have been initiated. Only a few applications that are basedKeywords: Deposition; Etching; Phase transitions; Silica; Ion tracks; Heavy ions Chemical deposition; Etched tracks; Galvanic deposition; Latent tracks; Microtransformers; Swift heavy ions200310.1016/S1350-4487(03)00209-92015-12-12