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

Axel Hoffmann is an Illinois Grainger Engineering professor of materials science and engineering in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering.

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Kaman, a materials science and engineering graduate student working in the research group of professor Axel Hoffmann, realized that both graphene electrons and microscopic magnetic excitations in so called magnonic materials behave like waves.

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To detect additional papers produced through these operations, Amaral's group launched a separate project that automatically scans published materials science and engineering studies.

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"Cholesterol is important for maintaining brain cell structure, and glycogen serves as a local energy reserve," said Shengxi Huang, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and materials science and nanoengineering and corresponding author on the study.

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“The binding constraints are migrating into the physical layer: materials science, molecular engineering, and specialty chemistry.”

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