Materials for the 21st century: What will we dream up next?
Materials for the 21st century: What will we dream up next?
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DOI：
10.1557/mrs.2015.267
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发表时间：
2015-12
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5
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M. Miodownik
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作者：
M. Miodownik
我展望了材料科学的未来50年，以评估可能的技术进步及其对工程，社会和文化的影响。城市、能源、食品和饮料以及医疗保健等主题都是根据其材料要求和我们实现这些要求的可能性进行探索的。材料科学和工程的可能方向进行了探讨，如超材料和技术纺织品，沿着他们对人类的设计，时尚和建筑表达的潜在影响。随着可用材料数量的增加，我评估了材料开发方法本身可能演变的可能性。实验会继续占据主导地位吗？还是将大数据和理论联合收割机结合起来的方法会成为材料发现的更重要形式？或者，更有争议的是，随着我们耗尽新材料的发明，我们1万年来的材料创新记录是否会结束？
I look 50 years into the future of materials science to assess possible technological advances and their impacts on engineering, society, and culture. Themes such as cities, energy, food and drink, and healthcare are explored in terms of their materials requirements and our likelihood of fulfilling them. Possible directions for materials science and engineering are explored, such as metamaterials and technical textiles, along with their potential impacts on human expression in design, fashion, and architecture. As the number of available materials increases, I assess the likelihood that the methodology of materials development itself might evolve. Will experiments continue to dominate, or will approaches that combine big data and theory become more important forms of materials discovery? Or, more controversially, will our 10,000-year-old track record of materials innovation come to an end, as we run out of new materials to invent?