Civilization continues to be transformed by our ability to harness energy beyond human and animal power. A series of industrial and agricultural revolutions have allowed an increasing fraction of the world population to heat and light their homes, fertilize and irrigate their crops, connect to one another and travel around the world. All of this progress is fuelled by our ability to find, extract and use energy with ever increasing dexterity. Research in materials science is contributing to progress towards a sustainable future based on clean energy generation, transmission and distribution, the storage of electrical and chemical energy, energy efficiency, and better energy management systems.

我们利用人类和动物力量以外的能量的能力继续改变着文明。一系列的工业和农业革命使世界上越来越多的人口为自己的房屋供暖和照明，为作物施肥和灌溉，相互联系并环游世界。我们以越来越高的灵活性找到，提取和使用能源的能力为所有这些进步提供了动力。材料科学的研究正在基于清洁能源的产生，传输和分配，电能和化学能的存储，能源效率以及更好的能源管理系统，朝着可持续的未来发展做出贡献。