amazing materials

Materials science is the study of stuff. Here are some materials – natural and man-made that are amazing.

from Stuff Matters – Exploring the marvelous materials that shape our man-made world

• steel – iron, carbon, chromium, nickel, aluminum, tin, stainless steel
• paper
• ceramic, porcelain
• plastics
• chocolate
• concrete – buildings, dams
• glass
• graphite
• foam

Natural materials

• carbon – diamonds, graphite, carbon nanotubes, graphine