They also have great potential application to the development of new functional materials.

Another trend is the study of living organisms as the inspiration for new functional materials.

If correctly shaped and manufactured, glass can be an functional material: comfortable to wear, tough, and safe for the body.

These features can then be transferred to functional materials (semiconductors, ferroelectrics, etc.) by a variety of methods that have been demonstrated on laboratory scales.

Materials: Students are trained in physics and chemistry of functional materials.

The range is characterized by functional design, highly technical materials, advanced construction, high usability, good fit, light weight and long life.

They are studied as models of biological molecules and potential application to the development of new functional materials.

It is an environmentally functional material that has excellent absorption properties.

Biomimetic design describes the process of using living organisms as the inspiration for new functional materials.

A functional material may be imprinted directly to form a layer in a chip with no need for pattern transfer into underlying materials.