Examples include how chemical energy in ... Now tell students they are going to investigate how materials' properties can change according to environmental conditions. Distribute two cold tootsie ...

We cover introductory materials processing, structure, properties, and performance with particular emphasis on the relationship between structure and properties. We focus on conventional materials ...

For example, MDF is made from wood fibres ... Breathable fabrics are composite materials. They have the desirable properties of nylon, but are 'breathable' – they stop raindrops getting in ...

Plastics are a group of very important materials that ... uses by matching up the properties of the plastic to the job it will ultimately be used for. Plastics are examples of polymers - very ...

For example, materials engineers are prominent within the automotive ... how structure dictates the mix of properties that are characteristic of the material, and how each of these "tools" can be most ...

Can copper be turned into gold? For centuries, alchemists pursued this dream, unaware that such a transformation requires a ...

UV resistance is perhaps the most critical factor in outdoor materials. Prolonged exposure to sunlight can cause fading, ...

Rice University researchers have revealed novel sequence-structure-property relationships for customizing engineered living ...

properties or function mimic those of natural materials or living matter. Examples of bioinspired materials are light-harvesting photonic materials that mimic photosynthesis, structural composites ...