Reach Podcast

Materials and You

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“We are truly living in a materials world.” -Dr. Tak-Sing Wong.  In this, the second episode of the Reach podcast, Beth and Cole sit down with 3 researchers to talk about the materials in your world.  First up, we talk with Dr. Susan Trolier-McKinstry about how materials are used while developing devices that harvest energy. Second, we speak with Dr. Jian Yang about biomaterials and healing stronger bones. Last, we interview Dr. Tak-Sing Wong about looking to nature to create new materials.

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