Bridging the gap between cutting-edge research and public understanding, we explore how engineering innovations are shaping the future of human evolution and civilization.
Engineering Innovations and Human Evolution (EIHE) explores how materials—iron and glass, polymers and silicon, steel and titanium—have shaped human civilization and continue to drive our future. We tell rigorous, accessible stories that connect materials science to the rise of empires, lifesaving medical devices, space travel, and the tech in your pocket.
Materials are the quiet leverage behind progress. Iron railways connected continents; glass lenses opened the universe; polymers redefined daily life; silicon launched the digital age. Understanding materials is a superpower for anyone curious about how things are made—and why that matters for health, sustainability, and human possibility.
I'm DP Aidhy, a professor of Materials Science & Engineering at Clemson University and the host of EIHE. I teach, publish, and build tools that make complex ideas simple without dumbing them down. This site brings that same approach to a wider audience: accurate, visual, story-driven learning.
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