The AZoM.com "Materials Thought Leaders" series is a selection of articles that cover the key technology areas where materials are making an impact and where they will make an increasing impact. All the articles are written by experts who have been invited as recognised leaders in their fields to provide a "state of the art" contribution.
James Hunt, Manufacturing Officer from the Mercury Centre at the University of Sheffield, talks to AZoM about developing the 3D printed aerobars which Sir Bradley Wiggins used to break the world hour record on Sunday 7th June 2015.
By Alexander Chilton
10 Jun 2015
In this interview, Prof. Colin Humphreys from the University of Cambridge talks about the real-world impacts of his wide ranging research, and the importance of electron microscopy in materials science.
Professor Andrew Alderson, Principle Research Fellow at the Materials and Engineering Research Institute (MERI) at Sheffield Hallam University, talks to AZoM about his work with Auxetic Materials, including applications and the future of their development.
In this interview, Professor Iain Gibson, Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) at SIRAKOSS, talks to AZoM about the development of their MaxSi™ Graft technology.
James Smith is a Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Virginia and also the founder of PureMadi. In this interview he talks about the unique properties of their ceramic filters and why water filtration so important for the health of many countries.
By G.P. Thomas
27 Aug 2013
A Thought-leader Interview with Professor Nicole Grobert and Adrian T Murdock from the Department of Materials at the University of Oxford.
In this interview, AZoM talks to Professor Paul Chu, director of the Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston, about his work on high-temperature ceramic superconductors.
By G.P. Thomas
12 Jan 2013
Professor Scott Bunch talks AZoM about the properties of graphene that make it a useful material in molecular sieving and what applications this may have in the future.
By G.P. Thomas
19 Oct 2012
Diatoms are single-celled algae that possess a rigid, transparent shell made of silica that is patterned at the nanoscale. This diatom shell looks strikingly similar to a photonic crystal. Prof. Greg Rorrer talks about the potential uses of diatoms.
By G.P. Thomas
16 Oct 2012
MAX phases exhibit a unique combination of characteristics of both ceramics and metals with unusual mechanical, electrical and thermal properties making them suitable for numerous applications.
By Professor Jim Low
4 Sep 2012