Modern Materials

• Modern Materials - are materials that have been engineered to have improved properties
• Corn Starch Polymers

  • plastics made from vegetable starch
  • sustainable
  • biodegradable if composted
  • used for animal feed when disposed
• Titanium

  • has high strength to weight ration
  • corrosion resistant
  • can be easily shaped or welded
• Graphene

  • one carbon atom thick but stronger than steel
  • clear, flexible, stretchable, strong, light
• Liquid crystal display

  • things are displayed when a voltage is applied
  • low power consumptions, creates sharp images, compact and thin
• Metal foams

  • produced by injecting a gas into molten metal
  • strong, light, electrical and thermal conductors, good sound absorption