In this #mahindrapodcast, we have discussed about the relevance of studing the material science. We deep dive into new #futuristic #materials developed during recent years and their impact on the future #technology. We have looked into #smartmaterials, #compositematerials, #nanomaterials, #graphene, #aerogels, #hydrogels, #metamaterials, #rareearthmaterials, #coatings, #superconductivity, and #borophene vs #graphene. We have discussed the applications of these materials in #aerospacetechnology, #spacetechnology in #isro #nasa, #defensetechnology in #drdo, #automotivetechnology, #energyharvesting, #biotechnology, #magnetics, #environmentengineering, #supercapacitor, #waterfilters, #smarthomes, #quantumtechnology, #maglevtrain & #levitation, #particleaccelerators, #electriccars, efficient #electricity #transportation, #bulletproofvest, #hydrophobic clothes, #lightweight materials, #strongmaterials and #impactresistantmaterials. We have discussed the geopolitics around rare earth metals and powerful countries like #China, #USA, #Japan, #India are competing for rare earth materials. We have also discussed the #environmentconservation and #climatecrisis concerns of #mining of these materials. We have talked about the manufacturing challenges and scaling issues related to these materials.
About the guest: Manjinder Singh is Ph.D. researcher at #IITRoorkee, India and Commonwealth scholar at University of #Birmingham, #UK specializing in bio-based pressure-sensitive adhesives. He belongs to the #Gurdaspur region of the #Punjab state of #India. He has done his Masters in #Materials Science and Technology from Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (#IIST), #Thiruvananthapuram, India. He has published several research articles in top-tier journals of ACS, RSC and Elsevier. He has presented his work in various International conferences.