104 Episodes

  1. Episode 43: Geopolymers

    Published: 7/15/2021

  2. Episode 42: μ: What Really Sunk the Titanic?

    Published: 6/18/2021

  3. Episode 41: 3D Printing Case Studies

    Published: 6/8/2021

  4. Episode 40: μ: Aviation Crack Growth

    Published: 5/22/2021

  5. Episode 39: Reshaping Energy Storage

    Published: 5/5/2021

  6. Episode 38: μ: Silicon Chip Shortage

    Published: 4/27/2021

  7. Episode 37: 3D Printing Deep Dive

    Published: 4/6/2021

  8. Episode 36: μ: Magnetocaloric Materials

    Published: 3/27/2021

  9. Episode 35: Spark Plasma Sintering

    Published: 3/1/2021

  10. Episode 34: μ: Cookware

    Published: 2/24/2021

  11. Episode 33: Photography

    Published: 2/1/2021

  12. Episode 32: μ: The Elixir of Civilization

    Published: 1/16/2021

  13. Episode 31: Ionic Conduction

    Published: 1/4/2021

  14. Episode 30: μ: Engineering a Better Skateboard

    Published: 12/18/2020

  15. Episode 29: Superconducting Materials

    Published: 12/7/2020

  16. Episode 28: μ: Investing in Materials Startups

    Published: 11/23/2020

  17. Episode 27: Halloween Spooktacular

    Published: 10/29/2020

  18. μ: When Materials Failure Leads to Wildfire

    Published: 10/19/2020

  19. Episode 21: The Materials of Art

    Published: 10/5/2020

  20. μ: Bio-Inspired Materials

    Published: 9/18/2020

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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 different materials, the commercialization of new materials, and exciting advances in processing and characterization are all covered in detail. Our episodes include things like the unlikely discovery of superglue or teflon, the fascinating backstories about modern biomaterials like dialysis filters, and updates on new technologies including wearable electronics, next generation batteries, and nanomaterials. In short, we hope to help listeners understand the critical role that materials have played in society and even glimpse into what the future may hold for new materials.