The MIAMI-2 Facility team is looking for a prospective post-doctoral researcher to work on a EPSRC project on effects of radiation and accumulation of light-gas on Beryllium. Apply here now: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/CCS317/research-fellow
Our paper at Advanced Science on the radiation stability of novel crossover aluminium alloys has received great attention by the society as expressed by the high number of shares in many websites worldwide! We will continue striving to bring the science we contribute to people in the public! Press-releases of the Space Alloys paper: 1st … Continue reading Great reception of our recent work on space weather and materials science!
Section 1. Policy. The ability to use space nuclear power and propulsion (SNPP) systems safely, securely, and sustainably is vital to maintaining and advancing United States dominance and strategic leadership in space. SNPP systems include radioisotope power systems (RPSs) and fission reactors used for power or propulsion in spacecraft, rovers, and other surface elements. SNPP … Continue reading President Trump signs Memorandum on Space Policy Directive
Great news coverage of our article by Tim Oscroft! https://www.hud.ac.uk/news/2020/december/alloy-research-manned-space-missions-benefits/ Manned space missions in spacecraft made of aluminium that is light yet resistant to radiation could be a step nearer following research involving a world-leading facility at the University of Huddersfield. The MIAMI-2 – Microscopes and Ion Accelerators for Materials Investigations – facility has helped Dr Matheus Tunes investigate … Continue reading Aluminium alloy research could benefit manned space missions
As you well know, my PhD thesis is now online for public consulting. It took me a lot of time to get this thesis (gooosh!) in a good shape and I am very proud of the final result. I hope you guys also enjoy the reading. This afternoon I was thinking about a picture within … Continue reading The message of my PhD Thesis in one picture
Dear all, With great happiness I announce that the final version of my PhD thesis is now online and it can be downloaded here: http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/35253/ Thesis examination board was composed by: Professor Steve G. Roberts (University of Oxford) Professor Konstantina Lambrinou (University of Huddersfield) They really helped me with a good and detailed revision of … Continue reading PhD Thesis Online!
Read now our recent paper on #Space #Materials! Technology of #aluminium #alloys support human aspirations to conquer the space! Great #collaboration between @HudCompEng @HuddersfieldUni @ETH_en @unileoben @metallurgie_mul Nice cover by @AdvSciNews https://tinyurl.com/SpaceMaterials
Our recent article at npj Materials Degradation was highlighted at the USP Newspaper. Access here (in Portuguese): https://jornal.usp.br/ciencias/de-modo-surpreendente-cientistas-descobrem-nova-forma-de-obter-material-para-industria-eletronica/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CHgU7Lvnq85/
Low-energy characteristic X-rays (physicists like the term 'soft X-rays' =]...) are problematic to detect and quantify using existing Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy techniques. For example, within Mg-Li alloys, proper detection of Li remains a significant challenge. Very interesting work on instrumentation of EDX coupled with scanning electron microscopy (SEM) has now addressed to this … Continue reading Detecting Li within electron microscopes is a deep challenge…
Some interesting home experiments we are doing (Arnaldo Forner, Pamela Forner and myself). We will write a post about the science of impacting marbles very soon. Marbles and its filled air-bubbles, can this material be considered brittle? https://youtu.be/e4XXuoWV_LU Fracture surface: is it a brittle fracture?
Materials at Extremes 