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The Department has been producing graduates in the fields of Metallurgy and Materials Science since the mid 1950s. During this time the department has grown into a world-class institution for the training of materials scientists and engineers and the department is at the forefront of research into t…

Oxford University


    • May 28, 2014 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 29m AVG DURATION
    • 4 EPISODES


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    Some atoms I have known - origins, development and applications of atom probe tomography

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2014 67:47


    Professor George Smith FRS Emeritus Professor of Materials, University of Oxford delivers the Hume-Rothery Lecture 2014. Professor George Smith is a materials scientist who, with Alfred Cerezo and Terry Godfrey, invented the Atom-Probe Tomograph in 1988. He is currently a Professor and was formerly head of the Department of Materials at the University of Oxford.

    Strange Materials

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2013 40:15


    Professor Mark Miodownik, University College London, explores and reviews the imminent changes that are coming to the material world in the not so distant future with a rise in the investigation of synthetic organs, bones and even brains. Whatever people think about the rapid pace of technological change in the past, the fundamental arrangement of materials on the planet has not radically altered. There are living things that we call life, and there are non-living stuff which we call rocks, tools, buildings and so on. As a result of our greater understanding of matter, this distinction is now becoming blurred and is likely to usher in a new materials age: bionic people with synthetic organs, bones and even brains will be the norm. Just as we become more synthetic, so our man-made environment will change to become more lifelike, living buildings, and objects that heal-themselves are becoming a reality. This talk reviews the imminent changes to the material world that are coming our way.

    Towards a Quantum Computer: An interview with Dr Simon Benjamin

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2011 4:22


    Dr Simon Benjamin, a researcher at Oxford University, discusses his work in quantum computing.

    10 Billion bits of Entanglement Achieved in Silicon

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2011 7:01


    Scientists from Oxford University have made a significant step towards an ultrafast quantum computer by successfully generating 10 billion bits of quantum entanglement in silicon for the first time. This podcast explains how.

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