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Living in a Material World
Thin Films
The word materials means a lot more to scientists than just fabrics and cloth. In this next section we will look at films - thin coatings or layers of one material on another.
Examples of thin films are silver plated cutlery, brass door knockers, chrome trims on cars, paints and glues.
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