Material benefits

摘要

It's a truism of design that form is dictated by function, but it's also heavily influenced by materials. In the automotive industry the shape of vehicles and the way they are made have long depended on the materials used to make them: predominately steel and glass. But now polymer scientists are developing new materials that are as strong as their traditional forebears, but considerably lighter. With this advent, the look of cars, and the way they are built, is changing rapidly.