Advanced Materials and Nano Science

Materials Science and Engineering

Materials science and engineering constitute the discovery and design of new materials.  Many of the most pressing scientific problems humans currently face are due to the limitations of the materials that are currently available and, as a result, major breakthroughs in materials science are likely to affect the future of technology significantly. Materials scientists lay stress on understanding how the history of a material influences its structure, and thus its properties and performances.

All engineered products from airplanes to musical instruments, alternative energy sources related to ecologically-friendly manufacturing processes, medical devices to artificial tissues, computer chips to data storage devices and many more are made from materials.  In fact, all new and altered materials are often at the heart of product innovation in highly diverse applications.