The traditional group of materials includes ceramics, metals and polymers. The development of sciences and engineering leading to new way of classifying of materials, such as biomaterials, composite materials, nanomaterials, semiconductors, metals, alloys, superconductors, ceramics and polymers.
Material scientist study the relationship between structure and properties of materials, how the materials are made, how to improve the materials, way to manufacture them...
Nowadays, our society depends heavily on materials which have been used in transportation, communication, information technology, photovoltaic energy generation, nuclear fusion energy. Especially, nano materials and nanotechnology are considered as a breakthrough in material science, where it enable us to create very small machine at molecular level, basic unit to develop quantum computer. We need materials to replace the human organs as well (implants, tissues, ...) as other types of medical applications (sensor, drug delivery ...).
The scope of materials science is very vast, it is multidisciplinary domain, encompasses physics, chemistry, biology and engineering.
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