# Materials Science

> Materials science is the study of the properties, processing, and design of materials including metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites. Advances in this field enable breakthroughs in energy, electronics, medicine, and aerospace.

*Source: [https://selltoscientists.com/fields/materials-science/](https://selltoscientists.com/fields/materials-science/)*

**Researcher count:** 68,000
**Average funding:** $380K

## Subfields

- Polymer Science
- Ceramics
- Metallurgy
- Biomaterials
- 2D Materials

## Key technologies

- Electron Microscopy
- X-ray Diffraction
- Atomic Force Microscopy
- Molecular Dynamics Simulation
- 3D Printing

## Top institutions

- MIT
- ETH Zurich
- University of Tokyo
- Cambridge
- Northwestern University

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