从茶杯、喷气发动机到家用电器、内裤，我们的生活充满了材料。但你想过没有，为什么玻璃是透明的？是什么让橡皮筋有弹性？为什么曲别针会弯曲？为什么不锈钢不生锈？水泥也能做成衣服？世界上最薄却最坚硬的东西是什么？为什么某一种材料做成的东西会长那样？材料如何塑造了我们的世界又对我们的生活产生了怎样的影响？
世界顶级材料学大师带你用材料科学家的眼睛，以全新的方式看待你身边的每一样东西：钢、纸、混凝土、巧克力、塑料、玻璃、瓷器……
本书以渊博的知识和极富感染力的文字写就。它不仅揭露了各种物质背后的神奇结构，还告诉我们隐藏在其背后的精采故事。每一章介绍一种材料，辅以照片和手绘图，极富可读性和趣味性。
An eye-opening adventure deep inside the everyday materials that surround us, packed with surprising stories and fascinating science
Why is glass see-through? What makes elastic stretchy? Why does a paper clip bend? Why does any material look and behave the way it does? These are the sorts of questions that Mark Miodownik is constantly asking himself. A globally-renowned materials scientist, Miodownik has spent his life exploring objects as ordinary as an envelope and as unexpected as concrete cloth, uncovering the fascinating secrets that hold together our physical world.
