This episode of the Goodfellow Innovation Discussed podcast was recorded in front of a live audience during the 2024 Advanced Engineering Show at the NEC. Hosted by Mark Daniels, Marketing Communications Manager at Goodfellow, and co-host Adam Sells, who is responsible for distributors worldwide, they took questions from the audience for Dr. Aphrodite Tomou, who usually co-hosts but was unable to attend. Dr. Tomou will answer these questions in a follow-up episode.
Episode Summary
The hosts focused on innovative materials and sustainable engineering solutions, including:
- High entropy alloys: These are alloys made up of five or more elements in roughly equal amounts, offering potential benefits in high-temperature applications such as aerospace.
- Nanostructured high entropy alloys: A specific alloy developed using laser powder bed fusion, resulting in a unique microstructure with isotropic properties. This makes them potentially beneficial for additive manufacturing.
- Graphene-infused concrete: This material offers improved strength, durability, and water resistance, while also being more sustainable.
- Tiny flexible nano-sized ribbons: Made from recycled plastic and peptides, these nanomaterials have potential applications in energy storage.
- Bioplastics with faster degradation rates in seawater: A new type of bioplastic, cellulose diacetate foam, that can degrade in anaerobic conditions, addressing concerns about plastic pollution in the oceans.
Audience Q&A
The live session concluded with a Q&A session where the hosts answered questions from the live audience. The questions touch upon:
- The sustainability and resource efficiency of high entropy alloys.
- Goodfellow's efforts in material recycling.
- The factors determining the number of components in a high entropy alloy and the use of machine learning in alloy design.
- The future applications of graphene, particularly in water filtration.
Acknowledging the complexity of some questions, Mark and Adam promise to address them in more detail in a follow-up episode with Dr. Aphrodite Tomou. This follow-up episode will be released on 8 November.
You can get involved with the conversation on social media, or email marketing@goodfellow.com with any questions or topics you have for the next podcast episode.
