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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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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…

The summer newsletter had landed

We are pleased to announce that we have now released our newsletter for the Summer Team 2024/25. It includes: A…

Science is sweet at the RI Family Fun Day!

On Saturday 22nd February, a team of Discover Materials Ambassadors headed to the Royal Institution for a Family Fun Day,…

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…

Materials Science Buzzing at the Hive

On a cold January day in Worcester people warmed themselves up by visiting STEMFest 2025 at The Hive. We were…

New year, new newsletter

Happy New Year – we are pleased to announce that we have now released our newsletter for the Spring Team…

New Discover Materials careers article in School Science Review

We have recently published an article in the journal School Science Review in Practice published by the Association of Science…

Discover Materials Ambassadors at the British Science Festival

After a memorable experience at the British Science Festival 2023, the Discover Materials team returned to the British Science Festival…

Discover Materials Inspires Crowds at Swansea Science Festival 2024

A regular October half-term fixture, this year’s Swansea Science Festival provided a fantastic opportunity for Discover Materials to join forces…

Discover Materials at CoCoMAD 2024

At the Cotteridge Community Music Arts and Dance (CoCoMAD) festival, near Birmingham, the science tent provided not only shelter from…

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