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> July 2, 1999:
Hour Two: New Materials
Ever since the first caveman decided that some rocks were better for cutting a slab of deer than others, the world has had materials science - but the field has come a long way since then. Scientists and engineers have come up with materials that have allowed us to build taller, stronger buildings, fly faster and higher in rockets and airplanes, even send streams of information from place to place over beams of light. Composites, polymers, and ceramics have moved the material world far beyond the rocks, wood, and metals found in the natural world. And they're not done yet. On this hour of Science Friday, we'll take a look at some of the products of materials science, and talk about where the field is heading.
Guests:
Parry Norling
Corporate Technology Advisor
Central Research and Development Group
DuPont
Wilmington, DE
S. Lee Semiatin
Senior Scientist, Materials Processing/Processing Science
Research Leader, Processing Science Group
Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH
George Sigel
Professor, Ceramic Science and Engineering
Director, Fiber Optic Materials Research Program
Department of Ceramic and Materials Engineering
Rutgers University
New Brunswick ,NJ
Books/Articles Discussed:
Related Links:
Materials Research Society
Air Force Research Laboratory
Materials and Manufacturing Directorate
DuPont
NSF Materials
Science Centers
Rutgers, Ceramic
Engineering
Science
and Technology - Discontinuous Innovation: How it really works
AIP: Physics
Success Stories - Physics Designs the Future
This segment produced by:
Charles Bergquist
Web producer:
Charles Bergquist
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