AMAT Info Session : Advanced Materials – The Foundation of Innovation

高平：Strong material

Life = Chemistry + Information

DNA + Proteins + Cell membranes

Happy Life = Pleasure + Value

  • Pleasure
    • Immediate satisfaction
    • Games, social media, entertainment
    • Necessary
  • Value

Materials = Matter with Value

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Why should you care about materials science?

Materials Enable Every Technology Revolution :

  • Stone AGe
  • Bronze Age
  • Iron Age
  • Silicon Age

Climate : Solar Cells, batteries,

Healthcare : Biocompatible implants, drug delivery

Computing : Quantum materials, neuromorphic chips

Space : Lightweight, composites, radiation shielding

Clean water : Membranes, photocatalysts

Technologies enabled by materials : Quantum computing, Microelectronics & AI hardware, Li-ion / Li-metal batteries, Perovskite solar cells, Smart manufacturing, Data-center cooling

The bridge : Materials Science and Engineering :

  • Processing : How you make it
  • Structure : How atoms arrange
  • Properties : How it behaves
  • Performance : How it works

Scientific Foundations : Quantum mechanics, Thermo-dynamics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology

Summary :

  • Soft Matter
  • Quantum Matter
  • AI Matter

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