How to Use materials science in a Sentence

materials science

noun
  • Beyond that, the materials science itself has a long way to go.
    — Katherine Martinko, Treehugger, 23 Jan. 2023
  • He was fined twice, but that didn't stop the limestone thief from making off with the bricks for his materials science tests.
    — Jonathan Schifman, Popular Mechanics, 12 Oct. 2017
  • The spindle’s mechanical quirks show just how weird materials science can get at the finest scales of life.
    — Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 29 June 2026
  • Some of those successes will come in areas other than medicine, such as materials science.
    — Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 27 June 2021
  • Santos and co say this should bring huge dividends when it is applied to open problems in materials science.
    — The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2024
  • But carbon nanotubes, a sort of cousin to graphene, has been quietly staking out its own place in the world of materials science.
    — John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, 28 Aug. 2019
  • But nacre, the lustrous substance mollusks use to line their shell, is becoming prized once more, this time in materials science.
    — Caitlin Kennedy, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Writing—helped along by a bit of ancient materials science—launched the first information age.
    — Dan Rockmore, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Research like Hu’s and Berglund’s can only add to the wild prospects for the future of materials science.
    — Sid Perkins, Scientific American, 7 Feb. 2018
  • Researchers are also starting to use materials science to track down a potential trade in colors.
    — Carolyn Wilke, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Nov. 2021
  • Yet history shows that big energy technologies live or die on materials science.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Their work blends materials science with biology to create a treatment that encourages the body to heal itself faster.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The latter will focus on six research areas, including medicine and materials science.
    — Dennis Normile, Science | AAAS, 18 June 2019
  • Now, thanks to an advance in materials science, those wires may eventually disappear.
    — Emily Matchar, Smithsonian, 8 June 2017
  • What breakthroughs might soon become possible in the life sciences, in robotics, in materials science, in the fight against climate change?
    — Rob Toews, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
  • In biology, chemistry or materials science, a model’s idea may need months of real world testing and lab work that could take years to validate.
    — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • The innovative craft are the result of many advances in electronics and materials science.
    — William J. Broad, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2019
  • This month in Pyeongchang, elite teams of physics and materials science experts from all over the world will dazzle us with ostentatious displays of grace and power.
    — Evelyn Lamb, Smithsonian, 7 Feb. 2018
  • Talk about a cleaning day gone right, and this serendipitous moment led to a breakthrough that could revolutionize materials science.
    — Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Their work takes an end-to-end approach that integrates physics, materials science, sensor design, and data analysis.
    — Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The research is having a significant impact on robotics, materials science and a range of other fields.
    — David L. Hu, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2018
  • The field of materials science is always looking to create more and more innovative materials to solve problems like this.
    — Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 8 June 2023
  • Liveris planned to retire by mid-2017, but that was delayed as the company looked for a new head of its materials science business.
    — Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2018
  • Roughly a year later, the executive took on the same role for DowDupont’s materials science business.
    — Lucinda Shen, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2018
  • Part art, part wishful history, and part showmanship that only careful materials science could puncture.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Their research spans organic and inorganic chemistry as well as materials science.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
  • This year, the largest share of finalists falls within materials science and chemical innovation.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Not only can this extra layer keep you warm on a chilly day, but modern winter jackets are also a testament to centuries-old physics and cutting-edge materials science.
    — Longji Cui, The Conversation, 26 Dec. 2025
  • The company’s ambitions rest on advances in materials science.
    — Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Such textures are a hot research area across physics and materials science because skyrmions can be manipulated with extremely low energy.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2025

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