Perspectives on the future of modern materials – A brief review

Abstract

New synthetic materials and those derived from modifying existing ones designed to possess new or improved structural or functional properties are emerging because of the recent research activities in the field. This paper provides an overview of materials science to inspire researchers in the chemical field to develop perspectives on advances in development and applications, the discovery of materials that could transform future manufacturing and innovative processing and fabrication technologies of novel materials. Multiple perspectives on characterization, materials science, materials engineering, materials technology, nature-inspired materials, materials design research, and materials waste management are presented in this paper.