Frontiers of Materials Research

Frontiers of Materials Research A Decadal Survey - A Consensus Study Report of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine

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Publisher's Synopsis

Modern materials science builds on knowledge from physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, computer and data science, and engineering sciences to enable us to understand, control, and expand the material world. Although it is anchored in inquiry-based fundamental science, materials research is strongly focused on discovering and producing reliable and economically viable materials, from super alloys to polymer composites, that are used in a vast array of products essential to today's societies and economies. Frontiers of Materials Research: A Decadal Survey is aimed at documenting the status and promising future directions of materials research in the United States in the context of similar efforts worldwide. This third decadal survey in materials research reviews the progress and achievements in materials research and changes in the materials research landscape over the last decade; research opportunities for investment for the perio

Book information

ISBN: 9780309483872
Publisher: The National Academies Press
Imprint: The National Academies Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 620.11
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Weight: 635g
Height: 251mm
Width: 178mm
Spine width: 20mm