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Engineering Atoms
at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2015
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Why are we Engineering Atoms?
Why are we Engineering Atoms? overview
Engineering atoms inside the jet engine: the Great British Take Off
What is Materials Science?
What is Metallurgy?
What is an Atom?
How does a Jet Engine work?
What is an alloy?
Our Exhibit
Our Exhibit overview
Memory Springs
The Atom Challenge
The Scanning Electron Microscope
Metals Up Close
Metals Up Close overview
Turbine Blade - Nickel Superalloy
Compressor Blade - Titanium Alloy
Eutectic Alloy
Videos
Videos overview
Tempering Steel
Magnetic Cornflakes
Deforming Calcite
Articles
Articles overview
How is a Jet Turbine Engine like a Baked Alaska?
What do Diamonds, iron, salt and chocolate all have in common?
Fun and Games
Fun and Games overview
Fun Facts Quiz!
Try at home
Prize Winning Competition
Who are we?
Who are we? overview
Our Research
Connection to Rolls-Royce plc
How we became Materials Scientists
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Contact Us
Come and see us at the Royal Society Summer Exhibition 2015
Thanks to Rolls-Royce for giving us access to their media, and to the EPSRC for our funding!
Watch our video by clicking here!
We create new materials for jet engines, and we want to tell you about it!
Read more
at: 29th June - 5th July 2015
29th June - 5th July 2015
4 Carlton House Terrace, London
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Learn more about materials science at:
http://www.doitpoms.ac.uk
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