are we still inventing/discovering new metals? {X.O}

[Remy XO]

Throughout history we labeled each era by what kind've material was used during the time (stone age, bronze age, iron age etc.). Are we still discovering new metals (such as aluminum) today to further our advancement in technology? If our era was labeled by a material, what would it be?

 

[sswingle]

Silicon age

 

[Soccerman06]

Aluminum, Titanium, Carbon Fiber (its a metal atomic wise), Gold, or even some plastics.

 

[Eli]

AFAIK, we're still in the iron age, but

Originally posted by: ScottSwingleComputers
Silicon age

seems particularly fitting.

 

[UTmtnbiker]

Carbon composites/buckeyballs as a building material would be my guess at the next generation.