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 Materials Science Topics

(January 2005 - Current)

 

Table of Contents

  1. Materials Scientist
  2. Two Phase Materials
  3. Nano-technology Projections
  4. Scents in Scented Candles
  5. Rubber Band Materials
  6. Metallic Strength
  7. Neutral Polymer and Polyelectrolyt
  8. Thermodepolymerization
  9. Alloy Formation
  10. Use of Hydrogen Fluoride
  11. Eraser Composition and Function
  12. Wrinkled Shirts and Iron Free
  13. Ammonium Alum
  14. Melting and Freezing Diamonds
  15. Elastic and Viscous Fluids
  16. Thermosetting Products and Ecology
  17. Fundamental Materials Engineering
  18. Deposits on PVC Pipe
  19. Crucible for Smelting
  20. Bending Metals and Heat
  21. Refrigerant Characteristics
  22. Predicting Solubility and Conductivity
  23. Heater Element Material
  24. Molecular Structure and Surroundings
  25. Temperature and Viscosity
  26. Recycling Rubber
  27. Processing and Metal Strength
  28. Cured Cooking Oils
  29. Glue Preservative and Adhesion
  30. Diffusion Concepts
  31. Optical Microscope Limits
  32. Impurities in Salt Crystals
  33. Soda, Arabic Acid, Surface Tension
  34. Titanium and Tetrahedral Crystals
  35. Fluid With Greatest Coefficient of Expansion
  36. Iron and Steel Near Zero K
  37. Gasoline and Water Size
  38. Piezo Electric Shoes
  39. Acetone and Welding Plastics
  40. String Manufacture
  41. Hardest Plastic
  42. Strongest Mixture
  43. Weak and Strong Materials
  44. Black Iron
  45. Bent Metal Returning to Original Shape
  46. Metal Oxidation and Magnetism
  47. Lava Impenetrability
  48. Polymers and UV Sensitivity
  49. Boiling Eggs Turning Solid
  50. Milled Plaster of Paris
  51. Powder Flammability
  52. Thermal Conductivity and Specific Heat
  53. Anisotropy and Crystalline Solids
  54. Melting Concrete
  55. Fluorine, Water Tension, and Fabric
  56. Hydrocarbon Conductivity and Temperature
  57. Carbon Atoms in a Period
  58. Conductivity of Metallic Glass
  59. Fluorine, Water Tension, and Fabric
  60. Additive to Slow Plaster Setting
  61. Heat Treated, Non-Heat Treated Alloys
  62. Glue and Skin
  63. Water Proof Neoprene
  64. Low Temperatures Changing Magnetic Properties
  65. Strongest Material
  66. Material Scientists
  67. Glass Ingredients and Structure
  68. Titanium Abundance and Cost
  69. Cause of Viscosity and Surface Tension
  70. Nanotubes and Dams
  71. Ground Cinnamon and Water
  72. Malleability of Phosphorous
  73. Drop Size and Material
  74. Fabric and Water Tension
  75. Soap and Viscosity of Water
  76. (Pentagon-)Dodekaeder Gold
  77. No Frictionless Surfaces
  78. All Purpose Adhesives in the 1800's \
  79. Magnetic and Electric Properties
  80. Liquid Water and Crystal Structure
  81. NiChrome and Resistance Studies
  82. Non-Carbon "Bucky Balls"
  83. Tooth Enamel and Cola
  84. Viscosity and Pour Speed
  85. Densest Fluid
  86. Brittle Metals
  87. Silica Flour and Silica Fume
  88. Holding Together with Van der Waals
  89. Most Magnetic Metal, Material
  90. Blocking Radio Waves
  91. Filter Paper and Semipermeable Membrane
  92. Space Suits, Temperature, and Stiffness
  93. Salt Origins
  94. Self Assembly and Entropy
  95. Biodegradable Plastics
  96. Stressed Plastic Turning White
  97. Cohesion and Density
  98. Regular versus Tempered Glass
  99. Sublimating Metals
  100. Petroleum at Low Temperatures
  101. Microwaves, Temperature, and Cup Color
  102. Quartz, Glass, and Ultraviolet Radiation
  103. Heating From Bending Metals
  104. Changing Colors of Materials
  105. CO2 Filters for Automobiles
  106. Nanotechnology and Nanoscience
  107. How Does Glue Work?
  108. Frigorific Energy Transfer
  109. Fire Retardants for Fabric
  110. Selecting Packaging
  111. Silica Packets
  112. Restoring Plexiglas
  113. Polar Molecules and Cohesive Forces
  114. Polymer Side Chains
  115. Material to Withstand Pressure
  116. Shiny and Dull Aluminum Foil Manufacture
  117. Metal Hardening
  118. Copper Properties and Heat
  119. Metals for Soldering Irons, Cool Quickly
  120. Phase Boundary, Immiscible Liquids
  121. Scientific Literacies in Materials Science
  122. Making Bioplastics
  123. Fuel Cell Products and Winter
  124. Concrete and Tensile Strength
  125. Photovoltaic Cells
  126. Plastics, Food Containers, and Recycling
  127. Specific Properties of Matter
  128. Classification of Substances
  129. Heat and Expansion
  130. Hand (touching) and Foam Decrease
  131. Water Expansion Upon Freezing
  132. Steel Unit Cell Phases and Behavior
  133. Atomic Mobility in Solids
  134. Paraffin Expansion and Freezing
  135. Plastic Bottles into Polyester
  136. Photons to Electrons
  137. Crystal Systems
  138. Solids Holding Shape, and Binding
  139. Amyl versus Isopropyl Alcohol
  140. Cold Crystal Growth
  141. Flexibility and Polymers
  142. Manufacturing Nanotubes
  143. Relating Macroscopic to Microscopic Properties
  144. Frozen versus Room Temperature Rubber Band Stretch
  145. Relating Macroscopic to Microscopic Properties
  146. Revealing Grain Boundaries
  147. Atoms and Substrate Images
  148. Meniscus and Material
  149. Thermal Insulators and Conductors: Molecular
  150. Wrinkling of Flexible Solids
  151. Curved Spaghetti
  152. Forming Candy Crystals
  153. Glass and Malleability
  154. Wrinkling of Flexible Solids
  155. Wrinkling of Flexible Solids
  156. Wrinkling of Flexible Solids
  157. Wrinkling of Flexible Solids
  158. Wrinkling of Flexible Solids
  159. Wrinkling of Flexible Solids
  160. Wrinkling of Flexible Solids

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