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Between nature and society [electronic resource] : biographies of materials / edited by Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent.

Contributor(s): Bensaude-Vincent, Bernadette.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Singapore : World Scientific, 2022Description: 1 online resource (292 p.).ISBN: 9789811251757; 9811251754.Subject(s): MaterialsGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 620.11 Online resources: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers.
Contents:
About the contributors -- Introduction -- Old and new materials. Clays and zeolites -- Glass -- Steels -- Cement and concrete -- Materials of promises. Aluminum -- Plastics -- Silicon -- Nanocarbons -- Controversial materials. Chlorine -- White lead -- Asbestos -- Plutonium -- Critical materials. Rubber -- Lithium -- Rare earths - Index.
Summary: "This volume opens the readers' eyes to the central role of materials in human societies and in the environment by telling the life stories of fifteen materials. In this rich collection of stories, materials are found at the complex interface between nature and society. They are not just atomic structures with a set of properties and behaviors. They capture the attention of nations worldwide because materials have major impacts on our welfare and can affect international peace and security"-- Publisher's website.
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About the contributors -- Introduction -- Old and new materials. Clays and zeolites -- Glass -- Steels -- Cement and concrete -- Materials of promises. Aluminum -- Plastics -- Silicon -- Nanocarbons -- Controversial materials. Chlorine -- White lead -- Asbestos -- Plutonium -- Critical materials. Rubber -- Lithium -- Rare earths - Index.

"This volume opens the readers' eyes to the central role of materials in human societies and in the environment by telling the life stories of fifteen materials. In this rich collection of stories, materials are found at the complex interface between nature and society. They are not just atomic structures with a set of properties and behaviors. They capture the attention of nations worldwide because materials have major impacts on our welfare and can affect international peace and security"-- Publisher's website.

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