Leading materials supplier, Goodfellow, has today announced its partnership with NanoRegMed. The partnership will see Goodfellow supply a new range of exclusive nanomaterials and nanocomposites.
Environmentally friendly engineering is becoming more and more essential as we move through the 21st century. In this episode, we are talking to Charlotte Trick and Luke Smith from Engineers Without Borders UK – we explore the concept of ‘green’ engineering, the progress we have made as a nation, and what we need to do going forward.
Vanadium is one of the transition metals on the periodic table, rarely existing naturally in its native state. Vanadium can often be found in deposits of coal, petroleum and phosphate rock and can also be found in a combined state in nearly 65 different minerals including Magnetite, Vanadinite, Carnotite and Patronite.
Vitreous Carbon, otherwise known as “Glassy Carbon”, is a non-graphitising carbon and comes in many forms. In fact, Carbon can take on so many different appearances, properties or morphologies, you might go as far as to say it’s something of a shapeshifter. So, apart from its shifter superpower, what else do we know about it?
By now, most of us are familiar with Graphene, the wonder material discovered at the University of Manchester back in 2004. For those who need a reminder, Graphene is a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a two-dimensional nanostructure. It’s the first one-atom thick 2D material ever discovered, yet it’s one of the strongest materials in the world.
C-Solder is a unique, one-of-a-kind soldering material. In this week’s episode we talk to C-Solder inventor, Marek Burda. Marek explains why C-Solder is so important to the engineering industry and why he invented this material.
Graphene: The Wonder Material. In this episode we discuss all things Graphene. Aphrodite Tomou takes us through the basics and technical details.
What makes up 27.7% of the Earth’s crust and is one of the most useful elements known to mankind? The answer is Silicon! Not much of a punchline, but some solid facts about today’s material focus, Silicon. This material is also the second most abundant element on our planet, coming second only to Oxygen, and is crucial to many industries.
A composite is a material made from two or more constituent materials that have significantly varying physical or chemical properties. Simply put, composites are a combination of components. The purpose of composites is to create something stronger/better as a team, rather than individual players.
