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Strange Materials with Mark Miodownik



The Royal Institution

Materials are a defining characteristic of society. The ages of civilization are named after materials and the development of new materials do more than simple transform technology: they change behaviour and shape the urban landscape, from our cities and our hospitals, to our homes and our art.

In this Ri Discourse, Professor Mark Miodownik introduces us to the innovations that are shaping a new materials age, one that blurs the fundamental distinction between living and non-living things and challenges the very notion of material itself.

From ferrofluid to the revolution that is 3D printing, Mark points to the materials and innovations that will shape our future. Just as bionic limbs and synthetic organs are becoming the norm so our man-made environment is also changing to become more lifelike. Are living buildings and objects that heal-themselves are on the horizon?

This Friday Evening Discourse was held at the Royal Institution of Great Britain on 22 February 2013.

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34 thoughts on “Strange Materials with Mark Miodownik
  1. What about the hottest of all subjects – turning energy into matter? I haven't seen any lecture about this, only a few articles and inside rumors.

  2. heh heh heh. I love the bleepy-bloopy machine-gone-wrong noises his gizmo makes in the background. absolutely brilliant. if it can make a cup of tea then we will be away.?

  3. people are made of organs, of tissues, cells, proteins, atoms.. But robot, phone, phone-cord, gears, then microscopic parts? lol, Why not just do a computer, a hard-drive, hard-drive parts, then microscopic parts? lol I was so confused until he explained what he meant bc the slide wasn't gonna suffice lol.

  4. Believe it or not, titanium implants just as all metallic implants do, will slowly oxidize over time. The reason we use pure titanium specifically over all else, such as 316L stainless steel or chromium, is because it oxidizes at the slowest rate of all the viable metals for medical implantation.

  5. Why does no one talk about brain interfacing with implants? If you can control a prosthetic hand, then you should be able to control a 'smart' kidney, or blood born nanomachines. You could essentially puppetize yourself.

  6. The windpipe was featured in a documentary the doctor involved was in big trouble as all attempts to use the windpipe ended up killing the patient. Look it up!!

  7. Amalgam, made in part of mercury which itself is highly poisonous even in small doses. The best filling for cavities is no filling at all which means preventing cavities in the first place. The next best thing would be to actually regrow enamel which is something that's being researched as we speak.

  8. Nice guy. Obviously very intelligent, and knowledgeable, but needs serious counsel on the "art" of lecture, and performance. Rehearsal is the key, and a practiced "shtick". Taking your audience on a journey of discovery requires preparation, and delivery, so their attention is riveted. It can be taught, but requires a leap of communication skill.

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