2012 Volume 61 Issue 11 Pages 414-421
In order to implement Sustainable Society we have to solve the exiting complex issues such as energy, mineral and food resources as well as environments on this planet. As the multidisciplinary research efforts, Sustainability Science which could provide us with (1) the keen insight into the complex issues and (2) the problem solving potentials has been proposed by World Congress over existing sciences. Materials science is expected to play a critical role in Sustainability Science in making the efficient life cycle design of industrial products from resources to dismantling. Since the lifecycle performance of industrial products is a key factor in connecting Materials Science with Sustainable Society, the time dependent properties such as corrosion and corrosion fatigue of the products during their services have to be predicted and/or avoided by lifecycle safety design and the sensing system.
