MMELO 🇧🇪

About the channel

Despite 5000 years of using metals, we have started understanding metals a bit only 100 years ago, following the discovery of X-rays and elementary particles. We now know that the sequence composition – processing – microstructure – properties – performance must be thoroughly understood and controlled to make optimum use of metals. We urgently need to optimise the production, usage and re-usage of metals in order to accomplish the materials transition that is needed because of reducing availability of natural resources and energy and because of the environmental impact of making and using metals. The challenges that we face require a maximum of collaboration and knowledge exchange. Industry and academia must confront these challenges in close international collaboration. A great number of scientists worldwide carry a tremendous amount of knowledge, each in her or his scientific or application field. The lecture series MMELO aims to provide a platform to help sharing this knowledge.