Non-Newtonian fluids are fluids that do not behave as you might expect and change viscosity (how it flows)  when they…

Bioplastics are materials that are made from natural, renewable sources (such as seaweed) and used to replace traditional plastics derived…

The Discover Materials Newsletter (issue 2) is now available and is aimed at teachers. It includes: Materials Science stories in…

Did you know that the old tech you have at home contains a range of valuable materials which can be…

On 15th March the Institute of Materials Minerals and Mining (IOM3) are running a FREE one day conference for year…

We are delighted to announce our first Discover Materials newsletter. Our newsletters will flag up some of our resources for…

We have had an article published in this month’s edition of the Association for Science Education (ASE) journal Primary Science….

To welcome November, Discover Materials visited the Museum in the Park in Stroud to show off the science behind chocolate….

Tess Knowles researches nano-ceramic composite coatings and light alloys for the automotive and aerospace applications. Let’s find out more…… What…