Discover Materials

We are excited to have been awarded an #IngeniousAward from @raeng.org.uk‬ to train up Engineers to go into schools and work with 11-14 year olds to develop an illustration and videos to showcase the exciting field of #MaterialsScienceandEngineering to their peers.

On the final day of Christmas the drummers are drumming - Eleonora looks at the different materials used in drums.
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What pipes are the pipers piping? @jon-wood.bsky.social has a look at how the materials that a pipe is made from can actually slow things down tinyurl.com/mpcvn3v5
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Never mind ten Lords a Leaping, Layla (from @BoxOFunUK) thinks about Lords cricket grounds and has written a poem that considers the sustainability of materials used in cricket. tinyurl.com/bd9ndyk4
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Non-Newtonian materials are pretty awesome. In this video Anna discusses how they can be used to protect ballet dancer’s toes. tinyurl.com/yw7jkwju
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The eight maids a milking must have gathered a lot of milk – but what to do with is all? @hamlettcae.bsky.social has some ideas tinyurl.com/yeye7s9s

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How did those seven swans a swimming stay dry and what can we learn from them? Join Anna to find out more tinyurl.com/mtsnhfwp

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Did you know that the six geese who were laying can see some UV light? @Tess_Knowles discusses a neat material that helps us detect when UV light is present.
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Day 5 Au Rings Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

Five gold rings? Five SEM stubs more like it! @ehdriscoll.bsky.social looks at why gold coatings are needed for looking at some samples in an electron microscope
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Day 4 - Batteries Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

Who were those calling birds calling? @EHDriscoll checks out some materials in a mobile phone tinyurl.com/4hj29p8d
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On day 3 of #12MaterialsofChristmas24 @hamlettcae.bsky.social looks at the eggs from the Three French Hens tinyurl.com/5eyawpp3
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Day 2 of #12MaterialsofChristmas24 is brought to you by @hamlettcae and looks at tortoiseshell plastics tinyurl.com/33vw3ywx
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Day 1 of #12MaterialsofChristmas24 is brought to you by @jon-wood.bsky.social and burning steel tinyurl.com/mvca8n3k

Merry Christmas and welcome to the first day of the #12DaysofMaterials – a series of videos loosely based on the gifts from the 12 Days of Christmas song. Click here for the playlist: tinyurl.com/4j7n8tr7