The Importance of Material Science

If you were to just ask your average punter, do they know what the word material means? They'll say, yes, obviously. But an expert on materials, and he won't be able to answer the question what material is. Academic study is refining the question until there is no answer. And that indium tin oxide is one of the key materials that makes smartphones possible. Without it, the smartphone becomes "dumb"

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