MADE TO MEASURE introduces a general audience to one of today's most exciting areas of scientific research--materials science. Philip Ball describes how scientists are currently inventing thousands of new materials that are being "made to measure"--designed for particular applications, rather than discovered by happenstance. 17 color illustrations. 61 photos. 183 line drawings.
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MADE TO MEASURE introduces a general audience to one of today's most exciting areas of scientific research--materials science. Philip Ball describes how scientists are currently inventing thousands of new materials that are being "made to measure"--designed for particular applications, rather than discovered by happenstance. 17 color illustrations. 61 photos. 183 line drawings.
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