The study of how the properties of matter arise from its structure at all scales and of how processing can be used to modify those properties (often in pursuit of a specific application).
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what's the earliest man-made material (that did not exist in nature)? [closed]
I was wondering what would be the earliest man-made material that did not exist previously in nature, e.g. plastic. I was thinking ceramics or glass, but that could occur on volcanic areas and such.
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Data storage question [closed]
I have been wondering about how a hard drive actually stores data.I have read articles and they all point to tiny magnetized regions being used to store the actual data.If indeed this is how data gets ...
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Are we crystals?
Can we say that we are crystals because just like crystals we are made up of very small unit (cell) making up almost the same shape (our body) everywhere.
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Working with carbon as a material [closed]
I'm interested in building a robot with a carbon shell, and was wondering where I could find some ressources about how to work with carbon. For example, where to find it, how to shape it, and how to ...
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Lightest flying solid material [closed]
I need to use a number of lanterns, to write something with it!
I would like to use a light material which will bind the lanterns together (separated by space) so it looks like dotted letter.
I know ...
