Episode 9: Materials That Remember
Imagine stepping on your favorite glasses and bending the frame horribly out of shape. Now imagine immersing these glasses in boiling water and seeing them snap back into their original shape with no ...
2 Sep 201937min
Episode 8: Yes, Chocolate is a Material
Did you know that chocolate has a crystal structure? We all think of metals, ceramics, polymers, electronic materials, composites and so forth as materials. But what else? Is chocolate an engineering ...
5 Aug 201941min
Episode 7: Gore-Tex: Structuring a Company like a Material
Can you structure a company like a material? In this episode we cover the fascinating discovery of Gore-Tex, and the equally fascinating company that created it. First, we delve in the materials scien...
2 Jul 201930min
Episode 6: Hemodialysis and the Birth of Artificial Organs
What role do materials play in artificial organs? Are there materials that body simply won't accept? In this episode we talk about the birth of artificial organs as we describe the history of hemodial...
3 Jun 201941min
Episode 5: Solving Structures with X-Rays
In this episode we cover the history and development of crystallography, the study of the structures that make up the materials around us. The history of this field is filled with accidental discoveri...
6 Mai 20191h 7min
Episode 4: Turning Heat into Electricity
In this episode we talk about thermoelectrics, which are materials that can convert heat into electricity or vice versa. Since their inception almost 200 years ago there have been major advances in th...
31 Mar 201957min
Episode 3: Making Materials in a Microwave
In this episode we learn about an unexpected approach to processing materials: the common kitchen microwave. While most people only think about the microwave when it’s time to reheat some leftovers, t...
4 Mar 201941min
Episode 2: Materials Commercialization: Batch 21
In this episode we sit down with Dr. Chett Boxley, the co-founder of Glycosurf LLC and Batch 21. Chett is a serial entrepreneur with a PhD in chemistry from the University of Utah and a long history o...
4 Feb 201934min
