Welcome to the Materials Age (We Hope You’ll Enjoy Your Stay)

<img width="300" height="300" src="https://www.eejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/max-0516-image-for-home-page-matlantis-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.eejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/max-0516-image-for-home-page-matlantis-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.eejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/max-0516-image-for-home-page-matlantis-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.eejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/max-0516-image-for-home-page-matlantis.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px" />When you come to think about it, many of the early ages of human development were defined by the materials people used, such as the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, and the Iron Age. Much later came the Industrial Revolution and the Industrial Age. This was followed by a succession of increasingly overlapping technological eras—the &#8230; <a href="https://www.eejournal.com/article/welcome-to-the-materials-age-we-hope-youll-enjoy-your-stay/" class="more-link">Read More &#8594;<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Welcome to the Materials Age (We Hope You’ll Enjoy Your Stay)"</span></a>