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In this podcast, Taylor and Andrew investigate the past, present, and future of materials science and engineering. Topic areas ranging from cutting edge materials technology, the history of...

The fanciest suit isn't on the runway, it's in orbit. In this follow-up episode, Taylor and Andrew bring back Kate Winning from Oxford Space...

Textiles are all around us, they are literally woven into nearly every part of our daily lives. From the everyday materials in the clothes w...

Many digital models use hard boundaries to simulate how materials change, but the real world is rarely that clean. Phase field modeling take...

Having access to advanced characterization tools sounds great but sadly they aren't easily attainable. Momentum Transfer seeks to remedy thi...

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to pioneers in the field of MOFs, but what exactly is a MOF? We sit down with Dr. Matthew J. C...

3D printing and SPS(Spark Plasma Sintering) are two incredible techniques that are best suited for different purposes, but what if there was...

There’s a lot more to gems than just sparkly rocks. While we can’t promise they’ll cleanse bad vibes, we can dive into the incredible scienc...

You may not think of glass production as a significant source of CO₂, but the stats may surprise you. Enter Penn State and their LionGlass,...

Seeing atomic scale interactions in real time may sound like science fiction, but operando TEM (Transmission Electron Microscopy) has made i...

We are surrounded by processed and packaged food, but how did we get here? Inspired by "The Material Advantage " by Bernie Bulkin, Taylor an...

Glass is all around us but you may not spend much time thinking about it's history and advancements. In this episode we sit down with Colin...

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Just because the temperature is rising doesn’t mean your electric bill has to. Introducing cooling paints: Jared and Andrew discuss how pain...

Few things in materials science are more interesting and rewarding than discovering new materials. In this episode, Taylor and Andrew sit do...

What if you could find materials with tailored properties without ever entering the lab? We sit down with Tian Xie from Microsoft to discuss...

Have you ever read a published paper and wished you had access to the raw data? The journal Integrating Materials and Manufacturing Innovati...

How do we turn plants into plastics and polymers? Find out in this episode as Taylor leaves Utah and ventures to Washington to sit down with...

From antelope skin chains to full beryllium frames its safe to say bikes and the materials that make them have a fascinating history. Join u...

How does a metal become a glass? By cooling on the order of 10^6 K/s. We sit down with Jan Schroers, a professor of engineering at Yale to d...

What brings a social media company into materials science? In this episode, we talk with Larry Zitnick of Meta's Fundamental AI Research (FA...

What do a Mach-3 aircraft and a hip replacement have in common? They are both made of titanium. In this episode we dive into this incredible...

At temperatures hotter than the surface of the sun (>20,000K), a revolutionary physics-based process is creating the future of nanomateri...

You probably think you know a lot about steel, you couldn’t be more wrong. In this episode we sit down with Caelan Kennedy from the Steel Fo...

Quantum isn't just a buzzword used in the movies. In this episode we are joined by Jason Khoury, Assistant Professor at Arizona State Univer...

Pyrometallurgy is one of the oldest branches of materials science, yet it is constantly evolving. Join us as we take a broad look at the pro...

In this episode, we explore the story of Harley Wilhelm, an unsung hero of the Manhattan Project. Discover how the Ames Process revolutioniz...

A new class of material doesn't show up often. In this episode, we dive into the revolutionary discovery of high entropy alloys (HEAs) that...

Choosing the wrong material can have dire consequences. In this episode of our failure series, we discuss how the incorrect choice of epoxy...

Electron microscopy is almost a century old, but it continues to play a role in exciting new developments that extend its use well beyond it...

The discovery of new materials is an immense challenge, with a vast design space and numerous success criteria. Microsoft has recently demon...

Designing a great material is only half the battle, now you need to sell it. In this episode we sat down with Dan Wilson from Sintx and took...

The challenge of plastic pollution in our environment will be a defining issue in the coming decades. To address this problem, scientists ha...

There’s more to a material’s microstructure than meets the eye! In this episode of the Materialism Podcast we dive into the world of Electro...

Meeting the demands of next-generation technologies will require materials to be designed and qualified at faster rates than ever before. Th...

Examining the inside of a material is often a destructive process that risks obscuring or deforming critical details. However, advances in c...

The ability to avoid detection is one of the most useful tricks of modern day combat aviation. In this episode we dive into some of the hist...

Taylor sits down with Dr. Hayden Evans of NIST and Sir Dr. Anthony Cheetham of UCSB/Cambridge/National University of Singapore to talk about...

Join us as we speak to Delta Faucet about a new way of ceramics processing. Learn how the process works and why they aren't pursuing it furt...

Cryogenic Milling, the name may be self explanatory but the process is not. We sit down with Eric Eyerman CEO of at Cal Nano to talk about w...

Delve into the new (ish) exciting world of flash sintering and learn how it compares to Spark Plasma Sintering. Also get ready for a little...

The way in which we are using resources to produce materials is putting unsustainable strain on the ecosystem. The circular economy has the...

There must be closer collaboration between industries and more efficient use of resources to achieve more sustainable industry for the futur...

Every aspect of our life has recently been flooded with new AI driven tools as ChatGPT continues to spread. The question is can Materials Sc...

There are many benefits for the adoption of digital tools, including machine learning, in materials production and development. However, wid...

Concrete is an essential material in modern society. It is the second most used material after water and it’s demand continues to increase....

The UK foundation industries (chemicals, ceramics, glass, paper, cement and metals) face common challenges to ensure they benefit in the tra...

Autonomous labs are poised to revolutionize materials and chemistry research. Tools are both less expensive than they once were, and the tec...

Modern engineers work in environments that most metals simply can't withstand. What do you do when you need a metal to go to incredibly high...

Manufacturing mistakes can be costly to both time and money but a large one can even injure or kill workers. The bets way to combat mistakes...

Learn what Thermal Spray is and how GE is leveraging it in their new projects. From the various types of ignition and feed material to new w...