Author: Matheus A. Tunes

An experimental physicist who enjoys the company of intriguing people and is able to endure many cups of coffee and engage in endless scientific discussions.

NewScientist highlights our work on Space Materials

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The British science magazine New Scientist -- a world-class prestigious publisher of scientific news communication -- is bringing a very interesting story coverage on our recent preprint "Radiation-resistant aluminium alloy for space missions in the extreme environment of the solar system". In their article entitled "Aluminium alloy could boost spacecraft radiation shielding 100-fold", Alex Wilkins … Continue reading NewScientist highlights our work on Space Materials

Nanocrystalline lightweight alloys for space exploration

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We continue in our saga aiming at finding better radiation-resistant materials for applications in the extreme environment of the solar system. I am delighted to introduce you our new paper that was led by Patrick Willenshofer (another genius from Montanuniversitaet Leoben). In this paper, we introduce a revolutionary nanocrystalline crossover aluminium alloy that scored the … Continue reading Nanocrystalline lightweight alloys for space exploration

Further improving the corrosion resistance of Al-based alloys for aerospace applications with Cr-free treatments

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A great paper and research led by my friend Oscar M. Prada Ramirez recently shows that the corrosion resistance of aerospace grade Al-based alloys can be significantly improved using Ce-nanoparticles in an anodization treatment using tartaric-sulfuric acid environments! The aluminium alloy series 2xxx with its anodic layer filled with Ce nanoparticles! A pathway to reduce … Continue reading Further improving the corrosion resistance of Al-based alloys for aerospace applications with Cr-free treatments

Houskapreis 2022 All Starts: First place to Professor Pogatscher!

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With a great pleasure and happiness, I would like to congratulate Professor Stefan Pogatscher for achieving great success in its first place in the 2022 Houskapreiss All Starts! Professor Pogatscher led a team of rising stars (Dr. Stemper and Dr. Schmid) into the development of a new class of aluminium alloys with potential to revolutionize … Continue reading Houskapreis 2022 All Starts: First place to Professor Pogatscher!

Investigating the role of electronic energy loss in high-entropy alloys: comparison with ceramics!

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Just sharing with you friends a very interesting research article led by my friend and co-worker, Professor Yanwen Zhang, on the role of electronic energy loss in HEAs. We also do very nice comparison with ceramics! Online now at Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science, Elsevier! https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359028622000213

It is time to talk about toxic culture in academia and scientific research as well!

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Just sharing a very nice article from MIT Sloan management review on toxic culture and its effects in workplace environments... I think it is time for us to talk about toxic culture in science and academia as well! https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/why-every-leader-needs-to-worry-about-toxic-culture/ Twenty percent of employees have left a job because of its culture.iiReplacing an employee can cost … Continue reading It is time to talk about toxic culture in academia and scientific research as well!