Converting Materials Science Fiction into Materials Science Fact 

Launched in June 2013, the Institute for Materials represents a community of nearly 200 faculty members conducting materials-related research and providing leadership in discovery and development of materials that address 21st century grand challenges. In addition, IMat seeks to promote and conduct research, development, and testing in materials data science and informatics.

The seminar will identify & discuss materials and materials manufacturing technologies predicted by science fiction that have been realized as of today. Specific emphasis is placed on the sci-fi predictions of a specific material or materials manufacturing technology, such as synthetic spider silk (R. Heinlein, Misfit, 1939), rather than “general” predictions of technology, such as smartwatches (C. Gould, Dick Tracy, 1946). The event is designed to inspire research efforts that might lead to the creation of new materials & manufacturing methods previously predicted by sci-fi, but not yet realized as of today.
Lunch provided at 12:30pm.
*Workshop sponsered by Georgia Tech School of Literature, Media, and Communication (LMC). 
Full agenda click <A HREF="http://materials.gatech.edu/event/materials-sci-fi-workshop" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</A>.
Examples of sci-fi predictions (realized and unrealized) include: <A HREF="http://technovelgy.com/ct/Science_List_Detail.asp?BT=Material" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://technovelgy.com/ct/Science_List_Detail.asp?BT=Material</A> <A HREF="http://technovelgy.com/ct/Science_List_Detail.asp?BT=Manufacturing" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://technovelgy.com/ct/Science_List_Detail.asp?BT=Manufacturing</A>

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