| Materials Science and Engineering encompasses the study of the structure and properties of any material, as well as using this body of knowledge to create new types of materials, and to tailor the properties of a material for specific uses. |
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What is Materials Science?
Strange Matter website
A broad and fun introduction to materials science.
News About Materials
News about exotic and new materials from around the globe
Regularly updated news stories from around the world about new materials and developments.
Strange Matter
New materials science website
Explore the bizarre world of modern materials!
Challenge of Materials
National Museum of Science and Industry, London, UK, website
What are Materials? What are some of the materials that have changed our lives? How does one choose the right material for the job? How are things around us made?
What is Materials Science and Engineering?
TMS Materials Science and Engineering Career Resource Center
Brief introduction to the field of materials including career-related information.
The World of Materials
MIT Department of Materials Science and Engineering website
"Most fields in science and engineering are concerned in some way with materials, but only the field of materials science and engineering focuses directly on them."
What is Materials Science?
Johns Hopkins University Department of Materials Science and Engineering Website
Introducing Materials Science and Engineering - Some Suggested Readings
Purdue University Materials Engineering Department Website
Exploring Materials Engineering
San Jose State University, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering Website
Structure. Properties. Processing. That's Materials Engineering!
Discovering Materials Science and Engineering
Cornell University Materials Science and Engineering Department
"Materials science and engineering is arguably the most important engineering discipline today"
What is Materials Science and Engineering?
University of Michigan Materials Science and Engineering Department
Materials Science: From the stone age to Silicon Valley
Explore Materials Science and Engineering
Pennsylvania State University Materials Science and Engineering Department Website
"Nearly everything we use is made of a materials that has been modified or designed by a materials engineer to perform better than it would without a little help from humans."
Making Matter: The atomic structure of materials
Institut Laue Langevin, Grenoble, France Website
Materials Interactive
National Physical Laboratory, UK, Website
Interactive educational Website