Materials are made for human to living and production of goods, device, component, machines and other products of material, is the human survival and development of material basis. So-called new materials, refers to those emerging or developing with traditional materials have excellent properties of the material. Can be seen in the history of human science and technology, the modern world has experienced two industrial revolution are the discovery and application of new materials as the guide. Iron and steel industry development, to the 18th century represented by the invention of the steam engine and the application of the first world revolution laid a material base. Since the middle of this century, with electronic technology, especially the invention and application of microelectronic technology as a representative of the second world revolution, heavily sb-doped silicon materials will play a leading and core role, coupled with the subsequent laser materials and optical fiber, makes the human society entered the "information age", therefore, can be expected, who mastered the new materials, who will gain the initiative in the high and new technology in the 21st century competition!

1 new material technology development trends and characteristics

Throughout the international new materials research and development present situation, main western developed countries are concentrate manpower and material resources, seek breakthrough, the United States, the European Union, Japan and South Korea, etc. In their latest national science and technology plan, all the new material and its preparation technology as a national key support one of key technologies to be, very stressed that the new material to the development of national economy, national security, improve people's health and the prominent role of improving people's quality of life, etc.

Of new material and its preparation technology in China has always attached great importance and has been as an important part of the field was listed in our country since 1956 all previous national science and technology development planning. 863 high technology in our country, the new technology material is one of the seven key areas. After more than 40 years of efforts, has made significant progress in many ways, a large number of new materials has been successfully used in national defense and civil industry, some of the new material research in the international leading level, for our new material and its preparation technology in the 21st century's sustainable development laid a good foundation.

Research new material and its preparation technology will have a significant impact on the world economy development, its development is mainly reflected in:

(1) functional materials to multi-functional, integration, miniaturization and intelligent direction;

(2) the structure of composite materials for high-performance,, functional and low cost direction;

(3) thin film and the low dimensional materials research silks is developing rapidly, biomedical materials emerging;

(4) the finishing technology and new material products near net forming technology are highly valued;

(5) materials and products highly attach importance to the coordination and ecological environment, to meet the demand of the sustainable development of the society;

(6) material preparation and evaluation of the characterization technique, valued, material preparation and evaluation characterization of new technology, new equipment constantly emerging;

(7) material at different levels (microscopic, mesoscopic and macroscopic) design is developing rapidly, has become the important foundation to the development of new materials.

Above all, nowadays, the trend of the development of new material and its preparation technology has the following features:

(1) new material technology is the modern industry and common key technologies in the development of high technology, materials science and technology has become a modern and early next century one of the most important and fastest growing science and technology. Advanced manufacturing technology such as information, energy, agriculture, and in the field of development is inseparable from the development of new material and its preparation technology;

(2) comprehensive utilization of modern advanced science and technology achievements, multidisciplinary *, knowledge-intensive, investment guided by the new material and its preparation technology strength, updated quickly, large economic benefits and social benefits;

(3) the quality of the preparation of new materials and improve even more dependent on the development of new technology, new process and application of accurate detection control technology. And investment has soared to the attention of the preparation technology, greatly accelerate the development of the base material and the transformation of traditional industries.

(4) the understanding of materials fundamental, pioneering has formed a consensus. Silks material research and development should not only with the device of silks close cooperation, and note its systemic and advanced, it is beneficial to realize the leaping development.