The Science of New Materials

THE SCIENCE OF NEW MATERIALS**The Science of New Materials*
Edited by Andrew Briggs*

Contents

Introduction
by Andrew Briggs

1. Will anybody ever use metals and alloys again?
   by Sir Alan Cottrell

2. Will ceramics ever be as strong as steel?
   by J D Birchall

3. Why are new materials interesting?
   by Sir Peter Hirsch

4. It's all very well in practice, but what about in theory?
   by D G Pettifor

5. How shall we communicate and calculate?
   by J C Bass

6. How successful are superconductors?
   by Sir Martin Wood

7. Can materials stimulate advances in orthopaedics?
   by W Bonfield

8. Can there be a materials policy in the UK?
   by C J Humphreys