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Students' Corner

• Ever wonder how a solar cell works?
• Ever wonder what "nano" is all about?
• Ever wonder why steel rusts but aluminum doesn't?
• Ever wonder why you can see through glass but not through wood?

These and a million other wonders all belong to the world of Materials Science and Engineering.
Explore a few of these marvels from the links below: come back soon to find new ones.

            How does a Nuclear Power Plant work?  More here too.

Have you ever thought about the steps that go into making a snowboard?  You'd be surprised at how sophisticated they are ............ and how many advanced materials go into them.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology made this video of a nano-soccer competition and nanobots attacking blood clots.

Here's a video showing how a Geothermal Energy Plant works.

Here's a welding process that works without causing a lot of polluting smoke and nasty gases.  It is called "Friction Stir Welding".

The American Chemical Society has lots of pages for all ages:

• Resources for younger children ...... and some "games" to ket kids thinking.
• Resources for students at High School ...... and some investigations.
• Resources for students at College.
• Drexel University's materials site.
  

You can also find out more about careers in Materials from some of these links.

Materials Science and Engineering Careers

Materials Science & Engineering Career Resource Center

The Sloan Career Cornerstone Center

Last updated 5/04/08