Materialism: A Materials Science Podcast

By Taylor Sparks and Andrew Falkowski

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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.

Episode Date
Episode 87: Stories of a Materials Salesman
Apr 25, 2024
Episode 86: PHAs and Biodegradable Plastic
Apr 10, 2024
Episode 85: Electron Backscatter Diffraction
Mar 28, 2024
Episode 84: The ICME Method with QuesTek
Mar 13, 2024
Episode 83: Computed Tomography at Zeiss
Feb 27, 2024
Episode 82: Radar Absorbing Materials
Feb 15, 2024
Episode 81: New Materials for Carbon Capture
Jan 29, 2024
Episode 80: Ceramic Innovation with Delta Faucet
Jan 03, 2024
Episode 79: Cryogenic Milling at Cal Nano
Nov 29, 2023
Episode 78: Flash Sintering at Lucideon
Nov 16, 2023
Episode 77: Circular Construction Economy
Nov 01, 2023
Episode 76: Industrial Symbiosis
Oct 18, 2023
Episode 75: Large Language Models in Materials Science
Oct 12, 2023
Episode 74: Digital Tools for MSE
Oct 04, 2023
Episode 73: Bio-Inspired Concrete
Sep 20, 2023
Episode 72: Importance of Cross-Sector Collaboration
Sep 06, 2023
Episode 71: Automating Materials Discovery
Aug 28, 2023
Episode 70: Nickel Superalloys at General Electric
Aug 17, 2023
Episode 69: Manufacturing Monitoring at Gefran, Inc.
Jul 27, 2023
Episode 68: Thermal Spray Coatings at General Electric
Jun 21, 2023
Episode 67: Additive Manufacturing at General Electric
May 30, 2023
Episode 66: Ceramic Matrix Composites at General Electric
May 03, 2023
Episode 65: Fusion Reactor Materials
Mar 31, 2023
Episode 64: Bulletproof Materials
Mar 10, 2023
Episode 63: Spark Plasma Sintering at Cal Nano
Feb 06, 2023
Episode 62: Publishing in Scientific Journals
Jan 18, 2023
Episode 61: Catalysis at the Toyota Research Institute
Nov 28, 2022
Episode 60: Materials Modeling at General Electric
Oct 03, 2022
Episode 59: Photovoltaic Materials
Aug 29, 2022
Episode 58: Materials Informatics at General Electric
Jul 15, 2022
Bonus: Why is Materials Science Important?
Jun 13, 2022
Episode 57: Paper's Possibilities
May 26, 2022
Episode 56: Ceramic Dental Composites
May 03, 2022
Episode 55: Ceramics in Real Time
Apr 11, 2022
Episode 54: μ: Getting The Most Out Of Conferences
Mar 15, 2022
Episode 53: μ: The Science of Ski Wax
Feb 28, 2022
Episode 52: μ: Storing Nuclear Waste
Feb 03, 2022
Episode 51: Reverse Engineering Nature's Peel
Jan 14, 2022
Episode 50: Materialism Retrospective
Dec 20, 2021
Episode 49: μ: Securing Metals Supply
Nov 10, 2021
Episode 48: Thermal Barrier Coatings
Oct 25, 2021
Episode 47: μ: Better Polystyrene Recycling
Oct 08, 2021
Episode 46: Better Nuclear Fuel
Sep 13, 2021
Episode 45: μ: Was the Challenger an engineering failure?
Aug 25, 2021
Episode 44: Digital Image Correlation
Aug 12, 2021
Episode 43: Geopolymers
Jul 15, 2021
Episode 42: μ: What Really Sunk the Titanic?
Jun 18, 2021
Episode 41: 3D Printing Case Studies
Jun 08, 2021
Episode 40: μ: Aviation Crack Growth
May 22, 2021
Episode 39: Reshaping Energy Storage
May 05, 2021
Episode 38: μ: Silicon Chip Shortage
Apr 27, 2021
Episode 37: 3D Printing Deep Dive
Apr 06, 2021
Episode 36: μ: Magnetocaloric Materials
Mar 27, 2021
Episode 35: Spark Plasma Sintering
Mar 01, 2021
Episode 34: μ: Cookware
Feb 24, 2021
Episode 33: Photography
Feb 01, 2021
Episode 32: μ: The Elixir of Civilization
Jan 16, 2021
Episode 31: Ionic Conduction
Jan 04, 2021
Episode 30: μ: Engineering a Better Skateboard
Dec 18, 2020
Episode 29: Superconducting Materials
Dec 07, 2020
Episode 28: μ: Investing in Materials Startups
Nov 23, 2020
Episode 27: The Materials of Cosplay
Oct 29, 2020
Episode 26: μ: When Materials Failure Leads to Wildfire
Oct 19, 2020
Episode 25: The Materials of Art
Oct 05, 2020
Episode 24: μ: Bio-Inspired Materials
Sep 18, 2020
Episode 23: μ: Bioprinting
Aug 21, 2020
Episode 22: Vulcanized Rubber
Aug 03, 2020
Episode 21: μ: Auxetics
Jul 22, 2020
Episode 20: Materials Informatics
Jul 06, 2020
Episode 19: μ: Filtering Out The Bad
Jun 15, 2020
Episode 18: Diamonds Aren't Forever
Jun 01, 2020
Episode 17: Perfecting Polymers Processing
May 04, 2020
Episode 16: Surfactants: A Slippery Soap
Apr 06, 2020
Episode 15: A Look Inside Ultrasound
Mar 02, 2020
Episode 14: Self-Healing Rubber
Feb 03, 2020
Episode 13: The Science of Blacksmithing
Jan 06, 2020
Episode 12: Recycling and the Science of Separation
Dec 02, 2019
Episode 11: The Ultimate Construction Material
Nov 04, 2019
Episode 10: Seeing With Electrons
Oct 07, 2019
Episode 9: Materials That Remember
Sep 02, 2019
Episode 8: Yes, Chocolate is a Material
Aug 05, 2019
Episode 7: Gore-Tex: Structuring a Company like a Material
Jul 02, 2019
Episode 6: Hemodialysis and the Birth of Artificial Organs
Jun 03, 2019
Episode 5: Solving Structures with X-Rays
May 06, 2019
Episode 4: Turning Heat into Electricity
Mar 31, 2019
Episode 3: Making Materials in a Microwave
Mar 04, 2019
Episode 2: Materials Commercialization: Batch 21
Feb 04, 2019
Episode 1: The History of Steel
Jan 07, 2019
Introduction to Materialism
Jan 07, 2019