materials science

American  

noun

1. the study of the characteristics and uses of various materials, as glass, plastics, and metals.

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Etymology

Origin of materials science

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

Advances in materials science and fabrication are needed to produce consistent, high-quality devices that can be manufactured reliably and at scale.

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Beyond improving our understanding of melting in two dimensions, the study also shows how advanced microscopy and artificial intelligence can work together to explore new frontiers in materials science.

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Researchers at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at The Grainger College of Engineering have identified the first physical mechanism explaining how magnetic fields slow the movement of carbon atoms through iron.

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"The previous explanations for this behavior were phenomenological at best," said Dallas Trinkle, the Ivan Racheff Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and the senior author of the paper.

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Dallas Trinkle is a professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Illinois Grainger Engineering and is affiliated with the Materials Research Laboratory.

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