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Discover Materials Ambassadors are enthusiastic volunteers who want to excite people about Materials Science and Engineering.

We have resources to help ambassadors deliver outreach sessions and if you are interested in the ambassador scheme then please contact us.

Resources

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Will it Recycle?

Introduction Recycling plays a critical role in reducing waste, conserving natural resources, and minimizing environmental pollution. Educating students about recycling…

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Teacher Newsletters – all issues

Near the start of every school term we publish a newsletter to highlight Materials Science and Engineering in the news,…

Nickel – from Nature to Necessity in Superalloys

by Phoebe May Nickel might not sound like the most exciting metal, but it is everywhere – from the coins…

Bottle, Can or Coffee Cup ?!

This project has been developed by the Materials Made Smarter Centre at Swansea University in collaboration with the Sustain Manufacturing Research Hub and Discover Materials to demonstrate how Computer Vision and Machine Learning can be used to recognise different objects to help with the sorting of materials for recycling.

01 Computing on the Edge

⇐ BACK TO MAIN ARTICLE The process of learning any new skill, like riding a bike, takes a lot of…

02 Working with Limited Resources

⇐ BACK TO MAIN ARTICLE When using computing platforms with limited resources it is common to have multiple units and…

03 Machine Learning and Neural Networks

⇐ BACK TO MAIN ARTICLE The human brain is a web of approximately 86 billion interconnected neurons, which collect electrical…

04 Training for Different Materials

⇐ BACK TO MAIN ARTICLE As discussed in 03 Machine Learning and Neural Networks [ ↵ ], using an existing…

What’s in a name? Meteoroids, Meteors, & Meteorites…

We’ve all heard of the circle of life here on earth, but have you ever wondered further afield? Did you…

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Events

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27 Jun - 27 Jun

SciFest 2025

We will be retuning to the University of Wolverhampton to take part in SciFest 2025. We will run the Discover…

05 Jun - 05 Jun

Cheltenham Science Festival 2025

Sign up for our workshop at the Cheltenham Science Festival 2025 and take part in our Mysterious Materials workshop. This…

17 Jun - 19 Jun

Big Bang 2025

Join us at Big Bang 2025 to discover the wonderful world of materials science and engineering and the exciting careers…

News

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New project launched!

What do 11-14 year olds really think about Materials Science and Engineering – we are going to find out! Discover…

Discover Materials Ambassadors at the Festival of Tomorrow

We returned to the Festival of Tomorrow, Swindon on the 21st and 22nd of February, 2025 and, over two engaging…

Discover Materials Ambassador Conference 2024

For our third Discover Materials Ambassador conference we headed to Imperial College London. The Discover Materials Ambassador (DMA) conference is…

Discover Materials newsletter (Autumn 2024)

To celebrate the new school year the new Discover Materials Newsletter (issue 3) is now available. It includes: Materials Science…

Big Bang 2024 – Geckos and beyond!

Over three days in June 48 volunteers from across the Discover Materials Community (from metallurgy professors to 1st year undergraduates)…

Congratulations Lizzie

Lizzie Driscoll, one of our Discover Materials Ambassadors, has been awarded the prestigious IOM3 Robert Perrin Award for her outstanding…

Discover Materials Newsletter – the first edition!

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

DM Ambassador Research – Tess Knowles

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

Discover Materials Ambassador Conference

On 14th/15th September 2022, the first in-person Discover Materials Ambassador conference was held at the Henry Royce Institute Hub Building….

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