This book collected the peer-reviewed full text articles that were selected from the 8th International Conference on Materials Science and Smart Materials (MSSM 2022) successfully held at Brunel University London (the UK, July 11-13, 2022). This edition comprised articles to reflect recent achievements in the fields of materials science: their development, application and processing, mechanical engineering including mechatronics and sensors, fuel cells engineering, circular economy and waste management.