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Studying Materials Science and Engineering

Interested in a career in Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)? There are plenty of ways to get into it. Materials…

Careers in Materials Science and Engineering

There is a wide range of careers in Materials Science and Engineering. Careers Explore the range of Careers in Materials…

Bauble breaking – stamping

What happened if you accidentally stood on festive baubles around the home? Would they break or survive? As part of…

Bauble breaking – freefall

How do different materials break? As part of Discover Materials this Winter we had a look at how baubles made…

Bauble breaking – drop weight tester

You can tell a lot about how materials behave by breaking them. As part of Discover Materials this Winter we…

The Impact of Temperature on Materials (with Zac Nye)

Zac Nye explains demonstrates impact testing and the influence of temperature on the properties of both metals and chocolate. Running…

Careers in Materials Science and Engineering- Posters

Interested in learning about the careers available with a MSE degree? Then please take a look at some recent MSE…

Materials Science Meets Musical Instruments

Musical instruments are everywhere and have changed a lot over history, but did you know that materials science underpins the…

Smart Materials

Why is Materials Science so Awesome? Materials science is all around us. Materials scientists design jet engines used in aeroplanes,…
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11 Jul - 13 Jul

Magic of Materials

The Magic of Materials Summer School is a FREE three day residential/online course introducing students aged 14-15 to Materials Science…
08 Jul - 09 Jul

SciFest (at University of Wolverhampton)

Join us at the University of Wolverhampton’s SciFest, where we will be breaking chocolate in the name of science!
02 Jul - 13 Jul

CoCoMAD

Join Discover Materials at the Cotteridge Community Music Arts and Dance Festival where we will present alongside several other awesome science stands.

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New film highlights a sustainable ‘Graphene City’

Ever wondered how graphene was isolated? Or where it is used in the real world? How about how the material…

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