MiCon 86

MiCon 86
Author: B. L. Bramfitt
Publisher: ASTM International
Total Pages: 324
Release: 1988
Genre: Alloys
ISBN: 0803109857

NASA Reports Required by Congress

NASA Reports Required by Congress
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Space Science and Applications
Publisher:
Total Pages: 924
Release: 1990
Genre: Aeronautics
ISBN:

NASA Reports Required by Congress

NASA Reports Required by Congress
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Space
Publisher:
Total Pages: 932
Release: 1991
Genre: Aeronautics
ISBN:

Design of New Materials

Design of New Materials
Author: David L. Cocke
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1461595010

Dr. George P. Thomon, Nobel Laureate in Physics said, "We have labelled civilizations by the main materials which they have used: The Stone Age, the Bronze Age and the Iron Age ••• a civilization is both developed and limited by the materials at its disposal. Today, man lives on the boundary between the Iron Age and a New Materials Age." The ever more stringent requirements for materials to accomplish specific functions and withstand extreme conditions, as dictated by the needs of industry and defense, con tinue to spur ever more intensive research in Materials Science. According to the recent report "Trends and Opportunities in Materials Research" a vital goal of materials research is to design synthesize and fabricate in high yield, new materials with properties that can be pre dicted, varied and controlled. In the past this has been a fairly empirical process, but as we gain more comprehensive understanding of the behavior of matter on an atomic and molecular scale this goal becomes ever more attain able. An important recent trend is the increasing sophistication and power of theoretical approaches. Aided by the development of computers and versa tile numerical techniques, as well as concepts from statistical mechanics, theorists are beginning to confront the complexity of real materials. Important advances are expected through a concentrated attack on model systems in which the theorist, experimental scientist and engineer all work together towards designing new materials and controlling their properties.