Mit: Dept of Materials Science and Engineering

Website for the University of Florida's Department of Materials Science and Engineering. The site has links to information on programs, research, faculty, and facilities.

Learn about Iowa State University's department of Materials Science and Engineering, including news, academics, people, research, and general information.

Introduce materials science with a class demonstration. After showing a PowerPoint presentation on materials and their properties, instructors provide a ceramic tile, a Popsicle stick, a paper clip, and a plastic bag as examples of...

An interest in chemistry and physics is what you need to explore the career of materials scientist or engineer. In this career you manipulate atoms to change the structure of materials to make new products. This Science Buddies site lays...

Provides entire curriculum for the Fundamental of Materials Science course taught at MIT, which "focuses on the fundamentals of structure, energetics, and bonding that underpin materials science." Includes lecture notes, assignments, and...

Take a closer look at what is meant by the strength of a material. This easy experiment provides information about the strength or the mechanical behavior of a material, called the tensile test.

Students are introduced to the multidisciplinary field of material science. Through a class demo and PowerPoint presentation, they learn the basic classes of materials (metals, ceramics, polymers, composites) and how they differ from one...

What a thrilling job for an engineer: designing advanced athletic competition suits! Which materials can most reduce friction and drag, and yet still be flexible enough to move with the athlete's body? With attention focused on Shani...

Through two lessons and four activities, students learn about nanotechnology, its extreme smallness, and its vast and growing applications in our world. Embedded within the unit is a broader introduction to the field of material science...

University of Missouri Rolla website devoted to the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. The site includes information on ceramics research, faculty, degrees, etc.