Materials

Ultimate preparedness of ones mental and physical state.

"Damn! Left my good lighter at the crib."

"Don't worry bro, I have the materials."

by Caveman_ClydeLoc June 26, 2016

Materials Synthesis Plants

The final, finished-goods stage of post-scarcity manufacturing. These plants don't just produce raw resources or elements; they engineer and assemble those raw materials into perfected final products with atomic precision. Using directed molecular assembly, programmable matter, and atomic layer deposition, they craft materials with designed properties: hyper-alloys for engines, optically perfect crystals for lenses, or smart meta-materials that change function on command. The input is a generic slurry of atoms; the output is a perfect, bespoke material, grown rather than machined.

Example: "Need a hull plate that's transparent to radio waves but reflects lasers, self-heals, and weights less than foam? Send the specs to the materials synthesis plant. It'll grow it for you in a vat of programmable nanites, layer by perfect atomic layer." Materials Synthesis Plants

by Dumuabzu January 29, 2026

Materials Synthesis

The broad field of creating new materials—or old materials more efficiently—from basic building blocks. Materials synthesis encompasses everything from making better steel to growing diamonds in labs to designing metamaterials with properties not found in nature. It's the science of turning elements into things, of transforming the periodic table into the objects of daily life. Every plastic, every alloy, every semiconductor, every advanced composite is a product of materials synthesis. The field is driven by the endless human desire for materials that are stronger, lighter, cheaper, more conductive, more transparent, more everything. Materials synthesis is how we build civilization, one new substance at a time.

Example: "He worked in materials synthesis, developing a new composite that was stronger than steel and lighter than aluminum. It took ten years, cost millions, and produced a material that was too expensive for any practical application. But it existed—a new substance that had never been made before. Somewhere, an engineer was figuring out how to make it cheaper. That's how progress works."

by Dumu The Void February 16, 2026

Raw materials

Usually natural materials, e.g. coal, iron ore, cotton, which have to be turned into finished goods in a factory.

To make products, you often need raw materials.

by Jafje May 25, 2007

His Dark Materials

The best fantasy book series ev4r. Protagonist is Lyra Belacqua. The main theme of the book is religion. In the series, Christianity is the enemy, and is viewed as corrupt and illusionary.
Written by Philip Pullman, it is a trilogy that consists of The Golden Compass/Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass.

"Side" stories that are not part of the main storyline include Lyra's Oxford and The Book of Dust.
A movie is coming out in Winter of 2007 titled "His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass" starring Daniel Craig as Lord Asriel and Nicole Kidman as Mrs. Coulter.

Imaginative creations for the His Dark Materials universe include: daemons, alethiometer, armored polar bears (panserbjornes), Specters, Dust, and much more...

Cool guy: Hey, have you read the His Dark Materials series of books yet?
Cool girl: Hell yeah! It's awesome.
Cool guy: Did you hear about the movie that's coming out?!
Cool girl: OMG NO WAY!!!! *dies of heart attack*
Cool guy: Yeah!!!! *also dies of heart attack*

by FlyingSpaghettiMonster March 18, 2007

2050 Materials

2050 Materials is a platform born out of the frustration of using 2050 as a target year for climate targets. A team of experts created a digital space where architects can design in line with the climate emergency for a healthier, happier future. 2050 is no longer a year in the future where targets will be set, it's a platform to act on climate change TODAY.

I have no idea how people used to design sustainable buildings before 2050 Materials existed.

by phanosha March 16, 2022

MacGuyver Materials

The limited resources one uses in a pinch to set things right.

Alyssa ran out of tampons, so she used toilet paper as MacGuyver Materials and rolled it into a makeshift pad.

by VikingGirl March 10, 2010