Learn something amazing. Each episode showcases three academic experts from a variety of fields, from science to history to art, who will explain their research in less than 3 minutes using language that any audience should be able to understand. Part of the Cosmic Shambles network. Hosted by Prof. Bruce Hood.
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Spinning on Thin Ice, Exploding Batteries and Avoiding Nuclear Meltdown
This episode is all about using science and engineering to prevent disasters. UK 3MT champion 2015, Zaid Janjua from Nottingham University explains how he is using centrifugal force to test coatings that make flying safer. Ronak Janani is a female engineer from Sheffield Hallam University who wants to make the batteries in your phones safer, greener and more efficient. Finally, Derreck Van Gelderen from Bristol University explains how radiation exposure changes the brittleness of materials, which will help to identify problems in nuclear reactors before they occur.