Materials Science
Materials science is the study and design of materials and their properties, and the work of making them manufacturable at scale.
Why It Matters
Batteries, semiconductors, construction and packaging all advance at the pace of materials, which is why the field sits behind several unrelated industries.
Related Terms
- R&DResearch and development is a company's spending on creating new products, processes and knowledge, from early research to engineering a product for manufacture.
- Synthetic BiologySynthetic biology is the engineering of biological systems to perform specified functions, such as producing a chemical, a material or a medicine.
- SemiconductorsSemiconductors are the chips that process and store information, made in a small number of highly specialised factories from designs owned by companies that often do not manufacture at all.
- Climate TechnologyClimate technology covers products and systems intended to reduce emissions or manage the effects of a changing climate, from energy and storage to industrial processes.
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