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Professional Practice I: Researching Materials

MaterialConnexion

NYSID subscribes to the Material Connexion Digital Library, an online, searchable database of new, innovative, and sustainable materials.  The database contains information on each materials' properties, life cycle, processing and more.  Below is a sample material profile.   Access to the database is free from library computers, and creating a personal account via the button in the top right corner of their website will allow you access from any computer.   Visits can also be made to Material Connexion here in NYC to view their library materials in person.

An example of a material profile from their library: