Re:Electron Band Structure In Germanium, My Ass
by nhebb on Wednesday May 04, 2011 @08:37AM
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This is why the only lab I enjoyed was in Materials Science. The goal of the labs was never to try to get the data to match some pre-defined equation. Instead, the goal was to test materials and interpret the results. Plus, we got to break stuff. :)
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Re:Electron Band Structure In Germanium, My Ass
by schmittz on Wednesday May 04, 2011 @09:22AM
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As a materials science major, this comment made me smile. All my labs at Carnegie Mellon were like that, it was(is) great. We just take a bunch of materials and then argue which one would be the best choice. The only time I had to produce results was when we synthesized a known superconducting structure and just had to show that it superconducted (how strongly wasn't important). Good times that sound much better than people's experiences in physics and chemistry. Vindication!