Episode 49: μ: Securing Metals Supply
A recent report in the Wall Street Journal pointed out that building one wind turbine requires 900 tons of steel, 2,500 tons of concrete and 45 tons of plastic and a single electric vehicle will requi...
10 Nov 202132min
Episode 48: Thermal Barrier Coatings
Did you know turbine blades operate in environments above their melting temperature? The secret is a barrier, no thicker than your fingernail, that insulates, protects, and prevents the nickel superal...
25 Okt 202135min
Episode 47: μ: Better Polystyrene Recycling
Taylor and Andrew sit down with Cassie Bradley of INEOS Styrolution to talk about improving polystyrene and reducing its ecological footprint. Articles Discussed: Video overview of the depolymerizati...
8 Okt 20210s
Episode 46: Better Nuclear Fuel
Are materials the solution to better, safer nuclear fuels? The tri-structural isotropic (TRISO) fuel particle is the product of a variety of materials innovations and is the most promising fuel form t...
13 Sep 20210s
Episode 45: μ: Was the Challenger an engineering failure?
The Space Shuttle Challengers Explosion rocked America to its core. Was this issue actually caused by engineering or was it a management mistake. Delve into the story of the Rogers Commission and thei...
25 Aug 202120min
Episode 44: Digital Image Correlation
Imagine mounting a pair of cameras to watch your sample as it's deformed and recovering microscale information about the strain! That is exactly what digital image correlation has to offer. In this ep...
12 Aug 202154min
Episode 43: Geopolymers
Geopolymers are a unique class of materials that may offer a solution to environmental issues in the industrial sector including cement substitutes that produce only one-ninth of the CO2 as Portland c...
15 Juli 202135min
Episode 42: μ: What Really Sunk the Titanic?
The sinking of the Titanic is one of the great catastrophes of the modern era. In this latest mini-series on failure of materials, we ask the question what really caused the sinking of the Titanic? Wa...
18 Juni 202117min
