Materials

What is it?

Material sciences and engineering involves investigating the ingredients, properties, and processing of plastics, metals, ceramics, gels, and many more!

Did you know?

Material sciences and engineering involves investigating the ingredients, properties, and processing of plastics, metals, ceramics, gels, and many more!

Materials

The more we know about the ways materials interact with each other, their environment, and respond to forces, the better we can innovate with them.
Think of a cool gadget you use all the time, and what different materials it contains, or are used to make it. How do those materials add to making it more useful or a better product? Often, designing is not just about inventing new materials but new ways to use an existing material, and it’s a bonus to be able to reuse or recycle these without extra steps to process it – taking a sustainable material approach!

Materials at ResMed

At ResMed, our scientists and engineers explore how materials are selected according to the unique combination of features, and how changing features of a material can alter final products.

Did you know?

Glass is made from melting sand and other minerals. The first glass bottles were made in Ancient Egypt approximately 3,500 years ago!

Test your knowledge of Materials

What happens to water when it freezes?

Explanation: Typically, when something gets cold it gets smaller. However, water does the opposite and expands! This is due to the shape of the water molecule.

What is diamond made out of?

Explanation: Diamond is made entirely out of carbon and is the hardest natural substance on earth.

When was the first synthetic polymer (plastic) made?

Explanation: The first synthetic plastic was created in 1907 and was called Bakelite. Bakelite was originally used for radio and telephone casings.