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Materials Science

Materials Science & Nanotechnology Lab™

Every engineering breakthrough was once a materials breakthrough. Yours is waiting at the nanoscale.

Tier 1

Explorer

Introduction to engineering concepts

Tier 2

Innovator

Applied design challenges

Locked

Complete 60% of the Explorer tier to unlock these missions.

  • Composite layupFibre orientation and stiffness.70 XP
  • Heat treatmentGrain structure and hardness.70 XP
  • Nanoscale effectsWhy small behaves differently.70 XP

Tier 3

Engineer

Advanced simulations

Locked

Complete 60% of the Innovator tier to unlock these missions.

  • Failure analysisFractography and root cause.110 XP
  • Smart materialsShape memory and piezoelectrics.110 XP
  • CharacterizationSEM, XRD, and spectroscopy.110 XP

Tier 4

Visionary

Real-world global challenges

Locked

Complete 60% of the Engineer tier to unlock these missions.

  • Materials for fusionSurviving extreme flux.160 XP
  • Critical mineralsSubstitution and recovery.160 XP
  • Self-healing materialsDamage that repairs itself.160 XP