For many years, I’ve been a judge for awards and prizes linked to research and innovation in engineering and physics. It’s often said that it’s better to give than to receive, and it’s certainly true in this case. But another highlight of my involvement with awards is learning about cutting-edge innovations I either hadn’t heard of or didn’t know much about.
One area that never fails to fascinate me is the development of new and advanced materials. I’m not a materials scientist – my expertise lies in creating monitoring systems for engineering – so I apologize for any over-simplification in what follows. But I do want to give you a sense of just how impressive, challenging and rewarding the field of materials science is.
It’s all too easy to take advanced materials for granted. We are in constant contact with them in everyday life, whether it’s through applications in healthcare, electronics and computing or energy, transport, construction and process engineering. But what are the most important materials innovations right now – and what kinds of novel materials can we expect in future?
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