Writing on composites, ceramics and materials innovation; how the materials work and how they're made, and perspectives on where the field is heading.
Articles
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The Interphase is Everything
The weakness that holds everything together; why the Fibre-Matrix interface is everything
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Britain's High-Temperature Materials Gap
The UK has a genuine chance to lead European supply chains in CMCs within five to ten years, so why dont we?
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What is a Ceramic Matrix Composite?
Why do 2 brittle things add up to be a tough thing?
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The Hypersonics Bottleneck Is Manufacturing, Not Design
A hypersonic vehicle is not an aircraft that happens to get hot. It is a thermal protection system with an engine.
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Fibreglass chemical sensitivity
How can glass beakers be used for the harshest chemical environments, but glass fibre cannot withstand acid or alkali?
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Hot, Light, Cheap: Pick Three
My takeaway from Farnborough 2026. Where are the production ceramic composites?
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Inorganic Polymers
Plastic made of stone? The strange story of inorganic polymers
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Prepreg Ceramic Tapes
What is a composite prepreg, and why are ceramic versions so difficult?