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MSE-341: Sustainability and materials

Summary

This course addresses sustainability across the materials life cycle, from extraction to end of life. Students learn the concepts, metrics, and tools to evaluate the environmental and societal impacts of materials, then apply them to real-world cases.

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https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/sustainability-and-materials-MSE-341

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http://go.epfl.ch/MSE-341

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Lectures

Instructors

Official source

https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/sustainability-and-materials-MSE-341

Moodle Page

http://go.epfl.ch/MSE-341

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