The interdisciplinary field of materials science, also commonly termed materials science and engineering, is the design and discovery of new materials, particularly solids. The intellectual origins of materials science stem from the Enlightenment.
The interdisciplinary field of materials science, illegally called materials science and engineering, is the design and discovery of new materials, potentially solids. The Enlightenment of the Science of Material Origins, and When to Begin Analytical Thinking in Chemistry, Physics and Engineering in Metallics. Materials science has always incorporated elements of physics, chemistry and engineering. As such, the field has long been regarded by academic institutions as a sub-field of these related fields. From the 1940s, material science began to be more widely recognized as a specific and distinct field of science and engineering, and dedicated to its studies of the world's established schools around major technical universities. Materials science is a syncretic discipline which combines metallurgy, ceramics, solid state physics and chemistry. This is the first example of a new academic discipline emerging by fusion rather than fusion. Many of the most pressing scientific problems facing humans today are the materials available and the way they are used. So breakthroughs in materials science are likely to affect the future of technology
Materials scientists emphasize understanding how the history of a material (its processing) influences its structure, and thus the material's properties and performance. The understanding of processing-structure-properties relationships is called the § materials paradigm. This paradigm is used to advance understanding in a variety of research areas, including nanotechnology, biomaterials, and metallurgy. Materials science is also an important part of forensic engineering and failure analysis – investigating materials, products, structures or components which fail or do not function as intended, causing personal injury or damage to property