The organiser of the Tall Ships event in Aberdeen in 1997 has said the event can be a "trigger point" for boosting the city.

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Glass, steel and rare earth magnets are all examples of how innovation in materials science has driven technological change and, as a result, shaped global economies, politics and the environment.