据认为先进材料可能会成为21世纪的技术支柱之一,并可望在欧洲之外的国家取得最大的进展。在迅速发展先进材料方面的竞争能力在很大的程度上取决于一个国家的国防费用的大小和可以预计其效益很大的其他部门如象电子和汽车工业的消费规模。看来,这些部门将是先进材料最先能够得到应用的地方。正是在这些工业领域有钱可花而且有其花钱的动机。大多数的研究努力都是放在这些方向上,尤 It is believed that advanced materials are likely to become one of the pillars of technology in the 21st century and are expected to make the greatest strides in countries outside Europe. The ability to compete in the rapid advance of advanced materials depends to a large extent on the size of a nation's defense spending and on other sectors that can be expected to be highly profitable, such as spending on the electronics and automotive industries. It appears that these sectors will be where advanced materials are first available. It is in these industries that there is money to spend but also to spend money on motives. Most research efforts are focused on these directions, especially