High temperature silicates make the space shuttle a reusable vehicle by protecting its shell during re-entry. Composite materials in jet turbines will power tomorrow's supersonic transport aircraft. New materials in batteries, digital storage media, and fiber composites are revolutionizing how we work, travel and play. In fact, tomorrow's technologies are limited only by the imagination of the materials designer. In dentistry and medicine, biomaterials dominate advances in implants and tissue repair.
Bioresorbable materials play a major role in drug transport and delivery.
Materials chemistry and materials physics are emphasized at many schools. Electrical, mechanical, civil, aerospace and chemical engineering include extensive MSE components in their curricula. It means that careers in MSE are full of discovery, with countless opportunities to challenge our imaginations, creativity, and technical savvy. MSE careers often offer great diversity and opportunities to explore many technologies. For example, the same carbide fiber materials used in jet turbines are found in golf clubs.