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Professor Alex VolinskyThe Note 7 Lesson: Why Lithium Batteries FailGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In 2016, Professor Alex Volinsky explained the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 battery fires on Fox 13 News with a balloon analogy. Elena and Marcus revisit that segment and connect it to his own lithium-battery research: germanium anodes that survive 400% swelling, chromium and tungsten oxide anodes, vanadium pentoxide cathodes, and protective cathode coatings.Original 2016 Fox 13 News segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOt8kuklnbIDeep dives in this series:Episode 415 — Ion Be...
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Professor Alex VolinskyEp 252: CrxN Coatings Battle HydrogenGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 252 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast.In this episode, we explore the paper "Effect of Hydrogen Exposure on Mechanical and Tribological Behavior of CrxN Coatings Deposited at Different Pressures on IN718".DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ma10050563This episode is part of the 556-publications series highlighting the scientific work of Professor Alex Volinsky.Featuring AI-generated voices of Elena and Marcus.
2026-10-1301 minProfessor Alex VolinskyEp 251: Nuclear Graphite Pore EvolutionGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 251 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast.In this episode, we explore the paper "Temperature-Dependent Multi-Scale Pore Evolution and Nitrogen Diffusion in Nuclear Graphite".DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-017-4076-zThis episode is part of the 556-publications series highlighting the scientific work of Professor Alex Volinsky.Featuring AI-generated voices of Elena and Marcus.
2026-10-1301 minProfessor Alex VolinskyEp 250: Height Tunes ME CouplingGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 250 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast.In this episode, we explore the paper "Height-related Magnetoelectric Performance of PZT/Ni Layered Composites".This episode is part of the 556-publications series highlighting the scientific work of Professor Alex Volinsky.Featuring AI-generated voices of Elena and Marcus.
2026-10-1301 minProfessor Alex VolinskyEp 249: Trimming Magnetoelectric EdgesGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 249 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast.In this episode, we explore the paper "Edge Geometry Effects on Resonance Response of Electroplated Cylindrical Ni/PZT/Ni Magnetoelectric Composites".DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4998947This episode is part of the 556-publications series highlighting the scientific work of Professor Alex Volinsky.Featuring AI-generated voices of Elena and Marcus.
2026-10-1301 minProfessor Alex VolinskyEp 248: Hydrogen Under Marine PressureGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 248 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast.In this episode, we explore the paper "Cathodic Overpotential and Hydrogen Partial Pressure Coupling in Hydrogen Evolution Reaction of Marine Steel Under Hydrostatic Pressure".DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2017.06.063This episode is part of the 556-publications series highlighting the scientific work of Professor Alex Volinsky.Featuring AI-generated voices of Elena and Marcus.
2026-10-1301 minProfessor Alex VolinskyEp 247: Hydrogen's Brittle FingerprintGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 247 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast.In this episode, we explore the paper "Hydrogen Redistribution Under Stressinduced Diffusion and Corresponding Fracture Behaviour of a Structural Steel".DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02670836.2017.1325562This episode is part of the 556-publications series highlighting the scientific work of Professor Alex Volinsky.Featuring AI-generated voices of Elena and Marcus.
2026-10-1301 minProfessor Alex VolinskyEp 246: Cryorolled Steel AnnealedGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 246 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast.In this episode, we explore the paper "Annealing Effects on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Cryorolled Fe-25Cr-20Ni Steel".DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2017.07.056This episode is part of the 556-publications series highlighting the scientific work of Professor Alex Volinsky.Featuring AI-generated voices of Elena and Marcus.
2026-10-1301 minProfessor Alex VolinskyEp 245: Inclusions Seed PittingGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 245 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast.In this episode, we explore the paper "Pitting Initiation and Propagation of X70 Pipeline Steel Exposed to Chloride-Containing Environments".DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ma10091076This episode is part of the 556-publications series highlighting the scientific work of Professor Alex Volinsky.Featuring AI-generated voices of Elena and Marcus.
2026-10-1301 minProfessor Alex VolinskyEp 244: Glycine Builds Magnetite NanoparticlesGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 244 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast.In this episode, we explore the paper "Effect of Glycine on Onestep Solution Combustion Synthesis of Magnetite Nanoparticles".DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.05.187This episode is part of the 556-publications series highlighting the scientific work of Professor Alex Volinsky.Featuring AI-generated voices of Elena and Marcus.
2026-10-1302 minProfessor Alex VolinskyEp 243: Flexographic Mass TransferGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 243 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast.In this episode, we explore the paper "Melted Photopolymer Composite Mass Transfer Effects during Flexographic Development".This episode is part of the 556-publications series highlighting the scientific work of Professor Alex Volinsky.Featuring AI-generated voices of Elena and Marcus.
2026-10-1301 minProfessor Alex VolinskyEp 242: Breathing Away HungerGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 242 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast.In this episode, we explore the paper "Modified Qigong Breathing Exercise for Reducing the Sense of Hunger on an Empty Stomach".DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/2156587217707143This episode is part of the 556-publications series highlighting the scientific work of Professor Alex Volinsky.Featuring AI-generated voices of Elena and Marcus.
2026-10-1301 minProfessor Alex VolinskyEp 241: Blisters Measure Brittle AdhesionGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 241 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast.In this episode, we explore the paper "High Temperature Brittle Film Adhesion Measured from Annealinginduced Circular Blisters".DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2017.07.026This episode is part of the 556-publications series highlighting the scientific work of Professor Alex Volinsky.Featuring AI-generated voices of Elena and Marcus.
2026-10-1301 minProfessor Alex VolinskyEp 240: TiN Stress Sign FlipGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 240 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast.In this episode, we explore the paper "Film Thickness Effect on Texture and Residual Stress Sign Transition in Sputtered TiN Thin Films".DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2017.06.050This episode is part of the 556-publications series highlighting the scientific work of Professor Alex Volinsky.Featuring AI-generated voices of Elena and Marcus.
2026-10-1301 minProfessor Alex VolinskyEp 239: Copper-Zirconium Aging StrengthGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 239 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast.In this episode, we explore the paper "Aging Strengthening Mechanism of the Cu-1.0 Zr Alloy".DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-017-4292-6This episode is part of the 556-publications series highlighting the scientific work of Professor Alex Volinsky.Featuring AI-generated voices of Elena and Marcus.
2026-10-1301 minProfessor Alex VolinskyEp 238: Pressure Pits Pipeline SteelGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 238 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast.In this episode, we explore the paper "A Statistical Study on the Effect of Hydrostatic Pressure on Metastable Pitting Corrosion of X70 Pipeline Steel".DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ma10111307This episode is part of the 556-publications series highlighting the scientific work of Professor Alex Volinsky.Featuring AI-generated voices of Elena and Marcus.
2026-10-1301 minProfessor Alex VolinskyEp 237: Hydrogen Meets PressureGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 237 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast.In this episode, we explore the paper "Hydrostatic Pressure Effects on the Kinetic Parameters of Hydrogen Evolution and Permeation in Armco Iron".DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2017.09.181This episode is part of the 556-publications series highlighting the scientific work of Professor Alex Volinsky.Featuring AI-generated voices of Elena and Marcus.
2026-10-1301 minProfessor Alex VolinskyEp 236: Yttrium Refines CopperGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 236 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast.In this episode, we explore the paper "Small Y Addition Effects on Hot Deformation Behavior of Copper-Matrix Alloys".DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.201700197This episode is part of the 556-publications series highlighting the scientific work of Professor Alex Volinsky.Featuring AI-generated voices of Elena and Marcus.
2026-10-1301 minProfessor Alex VolinskyEp 235: Hot Working Cu-Zr-NdGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 235 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast.In this episode, we explore the paper "Hot Workability and Constitutive Model of the Cu-Zr-Nd Alloy".DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vacuum.2017.09.017This episode is part of the 556-publications series highlighting the scientific work of Professor Alex Volinsky.Featuring AI-generated voices of Elena and Marcus.
2026-10-1301 minProfessor Alex VolinskyEp 234: Cracking, Stressed and CorrodedGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 234 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast.In this episode, we explore the paper "Stress Corrosion Cracking in Materials".This episode is part of the 556-publications series highlighting the scientific work of Professor Alex Volinsky.Featuring AI-generated voices of Elena and Marcus.
2026-10-1301 minProfessor Alex VolinskyEp 233: Bending MagnetoelectricsGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 233 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast.In this episode, we explore the paper "Polymer-Based Magnetoelectric Composites: Polymer as a Binder".DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/9783527801336.ch3bThis episode is part of the 556-publications series highlighting the scientific work of Professor Alex Volinsky.Featuring AI-generated voices of Elena and Marcus.
2026-10-1301 minProfessor Alex VolinskyEp 230: Combusting Iron Oxide NanoparticlesGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In this episode of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast series, hosts Elena and Marcus discuss the paper "Solution Combustion Synthesis of Nanostructured Iron Oxides with Controllable Morphology, Composition and Electrochemical Performance" (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2017.12.004). This podcast series covers Professor Alex Volinsky's 556 scientific publications, one episode per paper. The voices of Elena and Marcus are AI-generated.
2026-10-1301 minProfessor Alex VolinskyEp 232: The Plumbing ProblemGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In this episode of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast series, hosts Elena and Marcus discuss the paper "Why China Stinks? Deficiencies in Chinese Plumbing and Ventilation Systems (in Chinese)" (no DOI available). This podcast series covers Professor Alex Volinsky's 556 scientific publications, one episode per paper. The voices of Elena and Marcus are AI-generated.
2026-10-1301 minProfessor Alex VolinskyEp 231: Peeling Polarized FilmsGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In this episode of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast series, hosts Elena and Marcus discuss the paper "Scaling Effects on Color and Transparency of Multilayer Polyethylene Films in Polarized Light" (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adv.21708). This podcast series covers Professor Alex Volinsky's 556 scientific publications, one episode per paper. The voices of Elena and Marcus are AI-generated.
2026-10-1301 minProfessor Alex VolinskyEp 229: Taming CrAlN StressGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In this episode of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast series, hosts Elena and Marcus discuss the paper "Residual Stress Control in CrAlN Coatings Deposited on Ti Alloys" (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2017.12.037). This podcast series covers Professor Alex Volinsky's 556 scientific publications, one episode per paper. The voices of Elena and Marcus are AI-generated.
2026-10-1301 minProfessor Alex VolinskyEp 228: Lead Sulfide from Waste GypsumGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In this episode of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast series, hosts Elena and Marcus discuss the paper "Synthesis of Lead Sulfide by Heavy Metal Gypsum Matched with Lead Paste" (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.12.082). This podcast series covers Professor Alex Volinsky's 556 scientific publications, one episode per paper. The voices of Elena and Marcus are AI-generated.
2026-10-1301 minProfessor Alex VolinskyThe Clad Plate's Sweet SpotGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 170 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Cast-rolled Cu-Al clad plates: bond strength rose then collapsed with annealing temperature — CuAl2 at 250–300 °C helped, Cu9Al4 at 300–400 °C thickened the interface 1→11 µm while peel strength fell 42→12 N/mm and fracture turned brittle. Optimum 300 °C/3 h. 8-author record incl. Volinsky used; Crossref lists 7. Based on the paper: Effects of Annealing Temperature on Microstructure and Bond Strength of Cast-rolling Cu-Al Clad Plates; Z. Liu, W. Wang, Y. Huang, J. Liu, J. Xie, L. Guo, M...
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyThe Indentation EditorialGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 169 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. No experiment, no findings claimed: the guest editorial by Ting Tsui and Alex Volinsky introduces the Micromachines special issue on small-scale deformation. A field overview — nanoindentation's thirty-year record, what advanced techniques add, and why small-scale measurement is where materials science gets honest. Based on the paper: Editorial for the Special Issue on Small-Scale Deformation using Advanced Nanoindentation Techniques; T. Tsui, A.A. Volinsky; Micromachines, 2019, Vol. 10(4), article 269. Hosts Elena and Marcus. AI-generated vo...
2026-10-1103 minProfessor Alex VolinskySpacing Matters for ConductivityGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 162 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. For TiB2-reinforced copper, conductivity tracks particle volume fraction, size, and distribution — not volume fraction alone — and adding a particle-spacing parameter to the Maxwell model fits experiment excellently. Stated caveat: a fitting parameter is useful engineering, descriptive rather than first-principles predictive. Based on the paper: Effects of Particle Characteristic Parameters on the Electrical Conductivity of TiB2/Cu Composites: A Modified Model for Predicting Their Electrical Conductivity; Jiang Feng, Shuhua Liang, Kexing Song...
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyCoating Away Voltage DecayGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 161 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. A ~5 nm LiAl5O8 coating on a Li-rich cathode suppressed voltage decay: 243.5 mAh/g, 82.63% first-cycle efficiency, 95.8% capacity after 100 cycles vs 82.8% uncoated — the layer blocks HF attack and oxygen loss. Full 8-author published list used, including Fang Yang and Shengzeng Lin, omitted from the corpus record. Based on the paper: Suppressed voltage decay and improved electrochemical performance by coating LiAl5O8 on the surface of Li1.2Mn0.54Ni0.13Co0.13O2; Fang Yang, Sh...
2026-10-1105 minProfessor Alex VolinskyCheap Ferrochrome, Strong TitaniumGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 159 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Nine wt% of cheap steel-industry high-carbon ferrochrome in powder-metallurgy titanium refined beta grains, thinned alpha lamellae, and precipitated TiC at boundaries, with Fe/Cr stabilizing beta phase. Result: 480 HV (+60% vs Ti6Al4V), 1228 MPa tensile, 1140 MPa yield — high performance at lower cost. Based on the paper: High-Carbon Ferrochrome Effects on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Powder Metallurgy Titanium Alloys; Boxin Lu, Ce Zhang, Zhimeng Guo, Fang Yang, Haiying Wang, Alex A. Vo...
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyA Field in One IssueGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 150 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. A guest-edited special issue, not a research article: Volinsky and T.Y. Tsui assemble advanced nanoindentation work on small-scale deformation, where tiny metal volumes test far stronger than bulk. Based on the edited volume: Small Scale Deformation using Advanced Nanoindentation Techniques; special issue of Micromachines, 2019, guest-edited by A.A. Volinsky and T.Y. Tsui. Hosts Elena and Marcus. AI-generated voices.
2026-10-1105 minProfessor Alex VolinskyDetonation-Made NanosheetsGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 132 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Detonating picric acid mixed with MoS2 powder peels the layers into graphene-like nanosheets: a 1:1 mix gives clean hexagonal sheets, while richer mixes overcook the product into Mo2S3. Based on the paper: Detonation Exfoliated Mechanism of Graphene-Like MoS2 Prepared by the Intercalation-Detonation Method and Promising Exfoliation for 2D Materials; F. Yang, K. Wang, P. Hu, X. Wang, T. Chang, Z. Chen, J. Deng, P. Feng, A.A. Volinsky; Applied Surface Science, 2020...
2026-10-1105 minProfessor Alex VolinskyGraphene-Grown Battery SheetsGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 130 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Graphene oxide steers antimony tungstate into nanosheets that store lithium largely by fast pseudocapacitive surface reactions: 1141 mAh per gram at low rate, 595 mAh per gram after 130 cycles. Based on the paper: Graphene Induced Growth of Sb2WO6 Nanosheets for High-Performance Pseudocapacitive Lithium-Ion Storage; F. Wang, Y. Liu, H. Wei, G. Wang, F. Ren, X. Liu, M. Chen, A.A. Volinsky, S. Wei, Y.-B. He; Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2020, Vol. 839...
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyChina's Sewer Gas ProblemGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 129 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Exposed sewage lines and weak plumbing ventilation let sewer gases into Chinese residential and commercial buildings; the paper gives examples, short-term fixes for travelers, long-term fixes for residents, and calls for building-code enforcement. Based on the paper: Why China Stinks. Deficiencies in Plumbing and Ventilation Systems in China; A.A. Volinsky; International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology, 2020, Vol. 11(7), pp. 16-20. Hosts Elena and Marcus. AI-generated voices.
2026-10-1103 minProfessor Alex VolinskyNickel Tunes Zinc OxideGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 128 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Nickel-doped ZnO nanorod films keep their wurtzite structure while doping shifts the band gap, quenches luminescence, and tunes electrochemical behavior; first-principles calculations trace the changes to Ni-on-Zn impurity levels. Based on the paper: Structural, Electrochemical and Optical Properties of Ni Doped ZnO: Experimental and Theoretical Investigation; Z.-H. Ma, F. Ren, Y.-F. Deng, A.A. Volinsky; Optik, 2020, Vol. 219, article 165204. Hosts Elena and Marcus. AI-generated voices.
2026-10-1105 minProfessor Alex VolinskyCerium Refines Hot CopperGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 127 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Built from the authors' abstract: Gleeble hot compression at 500–900 °C and strain rates 0.001–10 s⁻¹, with and without cerium. Cerium refined grains from 80 to 48 micrometers and precipitates from 73 to 27 nanometers, and delayed dynamic recrystallization. Based on the paper: Microstructure Evolution in the Cu-Ni-Co-Si-Cr Alloy During Hot Compression by Ce Addition; Y. Ban, Y. Zhang, Y. Jia, B. Tian, K. Song, X. Li, Y. Liu, A.A. Volinsky, X. Zhang; Materials, 2020, Vol. 13(14), article 3186. Hosts El...
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyStretchy Strain GaugesGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 126 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Conventional foil strain gauges top out at a few percent strain and fatigue under cycling. Printed conductive inks on elastic polymer films stretch with the host into the tens-of-percent, repeated-loading regime of soft robotics and wearable sensors. No gauge factors are claimed from this paper. Based on the paper: Strain Gauges Capable of Measuring Large Cyclical Deformations Printed on Elastic Polymer Films; A.P. Kondratov, V. Yakubov, A.A. Volinsky; Measurement, 2020...
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyThe Copper Precipitate AtlasGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 125 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. A review, not an experiment — and with no DOI or abstract on record, the episode surveys what such a review covers. The central tradeoff: strength versus conductivity, resolved by precipitation hardening that cleans the matrix while particles block dislocations. Alloy families from Cu-Ni-Si to Cu-Ti. Based on the paper: A Review of Microstructure and Texture Evolution with Nanoscale Precipitates for Copper Alloys; K. Song, Y. Zhang, Y. Jia, B. Tian, Y. Li...
2026-10-1106 minProfessor Alex VolinskyMetal Chasing Vanishing FoamGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 124 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. In lost foam casting, a polystyrene pattern vaporizes as molten metal advances to take its place — near-net-shape parts with no parting lines, but filling is the critical step. The metal front couples fluid flow with heat transfer and foam decomposition; trapped vapors mean cold shuts and gas porosity. Based on the paper: Simulations and Experiments of Mold Filling in Lost Foam Casting; F.J. Li, H. Zhao, F.Z. Ren, S.B...
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyReading Hot Copper's GrainsGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 123 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Hot deformation is how this precipitation-hardened copper alloy gets forged and rolled, and EBSD reads the result grain by grain: texture, grain boundary character, recrystallized versus deformed regions. Precipitate pinning of boundaries sets the hot-working window. Specific findings await abstract retrieval. Based on the paper: EBSD Analysis of Hot Deformation Behavior of Cu-Ni-Co-Si-Cr Alloy; Y. Ban, Y. Zhang, B. Tian, X. Zhang, Y. Jia, X. Lie, Y. Geng, Y. Liu, A...
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyGlue for Silicon NitrideGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 122 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Silicon nitride is superb — hard, strong, thermal-shock resistant — but brittle and hard to join: thermal mismatch tears joints apart on cooling, and molten fillers refuse to wet ceramics. This paper screens interfacial-metal candidates computationally with density functional theory. Based on the paper: Selection of Interfacial Metals for Si3N4 Ceramics by the Density Functional Theory; X. Pang, B. Yang, S. Yang, H. Ren, H. Yang, K. Gao, A.A. Volinsky; Chemical Phys...
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyDynamized Allergens, Described NeutrallyGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 121 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Neutral descriptive framing: this paper proposes allergy desensitization based on dynamized allergens. Mainstream immunotherapy uses real, escalating allergen doses with strong trial evidence; dynamization means serial dilution past the point where any allergen molecules remain. Without the text, the episode describes a method, nothing more. Based on the paper: Allergy Desensitization Based on Allergens Dynamization Method; A.A. Volinsky; International Journal of Homoeopathic Sciences, 2020, Vol. 4(4), pp. 198-201. Hosts Elena and Marcus...
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyThe Film's Frozen SkinGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 120 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Built from the authors' abstract: a vinyl chloride/vinyl acetate copolymer film with shape memory was probed by limited solvent diffusion into its surface layer. Rapid cooling under stress localizes elastic energy in that surface skin — destroying it eliminates the thermally stimulated shrinkage effect. Based on the paper: Macrostructure of Anisotropic Shape Memory Polymer Films Studied by Molecular Probe Method; Alexander P. Kondratov, Egor P. Cherkasov, Vladislav Paley, Alex A. Volinsky; Jo...
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyHerpes Case, Honestly FramedGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 119 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Neutral descriptive framing: one herpes simplex case treated with homeopathic and isopathic preparations — isopathy using a preparation derived from the disease agent itself. Mainstream care is antivirals; outbreaks also resolve on their own. Major reviews found no reliable evidence homeopathy is effective for any condition. Based on the paper: A Clinical Case of Homeopathic and Isopathic Treatment of Human Herpes Simplex Virus; A.A. Volinsky; International Journal of Homoeopathic Sciences, 2021, Vol. 5(1), pp...
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyA Tonsillitis Case, Neutrally ToldGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 118 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Neutral descriptive framing: a single-patient case report (n=1) of chronic tonsillitis treated with homeopathy plus autonosodes — preparations made from the patient's own diseased tissue, then serially diluted. Homeopathy's efficacy is not established in mainstream clinical evidence. Based on the paper: A Clinical Case of Chronic Tonsillitis Treatment Using Homeopathy and Autonosodes; A.A. Volinsky; International Journal of Homoeopathic Sciences, 2021, Vol. 5(1), pp. 152-154. Hosts Elena and Marcus. AI-generated voices.
2026-10-1105 minProfessor Alex VolinskyGlass That's MagneticGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 117 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Fe-based amorphous alloys are soft magnetic materials — no grains, no crystal anisotropy, so domain walls glide freely — but the glass forms only if the melt outruns crystallization. Gas-water combined atomization marries rapid quenching with usable particle shapes; chromium adds corrosion resistance. Based on the paper: FeSiBCrC Amorphous Magnetic Powder Fabricated by Gas-Water Combined Atomization; T. Zhao, C. Chen, X. Wu, C. Zhang, A.A. Volinsky, J. Hao; Journal of Alloys and Comp...
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyPinning Grains in TZMGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 116 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. TZM is molybdenum alloyed with titanium and zirconium for service where steels give up — but refractory metals coarsen at temperature and embrittle when impurities segregate to grain boundaries. Lanthanum doping answers with fine particles that exert Zener drag, so fine grains survive the heat. Based on the paper: Secondary Phases Effects on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Lanthanum-Doped Titanium-Zirconium-Molybdenum Alloy; Bo-liang Hu, Kuai-she Wang, Ping Hu, Hai-rui Xing, Shi-Lei Li, Song-wei Ge...
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyBatteries Beyond LithiumGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 115 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Potassium is abundant and its redox potential runs close to lithium's — but the K+ ion is substantially bigger, so each cycle strains the host more. Metal coordination materials (MOFs, Prussian blue analogues) offer open frameworks of cages and tunnels. No capacities or voltages are invented. Based on the paper: Recent Advances and Perspective on Metal Coordination Materials-based Electrode Materials for Potassium-ion Batteries: A Review; Fei Wang, Yong Liu, Hui-Jie Wei, Teng-Fei Li...
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyWhen Hard Coatings TireGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 114 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. A review, not an experiment — and the abstract is not retrievable, so this episode surveys the territory such a review covers. Damage sequence: cracks initiate at coating defects, channel across the coating, then deflect along the interface (delamination) or penetrate the substrate. Based on the paper: Review of the Fatigue Behavior of Hard Coating-Ductile Substrate Systems; Yan-yun Bai, Jin Gao, Tao Guo, Ke-wei Gao, Alex A. Volinsky, Xiao-lu Pang; International Journal of...
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyStress Maps, Not Single NumbersGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 113 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Every deposited SiC film carries residual stress, and Stoney's 1909 equation reads it as one number for the whole wafer — but real deposition is non-uniform, and the stress concentrations that crack films hide near the wafer edge. Nonparametric estimation lets the data decide the stress field's shape. Based on the paper: Nonparametric Estimation of SiC Film Residual Stress from the Wafer Surface Profile; O. Savchuk, A.A. Volinsky; Measurement, 2021, Vol. 177, 109238. Hosts Elena an...
2026-10-1103 minProfessor Alex VolinskyA Herpes Case, Neutrally ToldGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 112 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Neutral descriptive framing: a single clinical case report (n=1), discussed in English from the bibliographic record since no abstract or full text is retrievable. Herpes simplex establishes lifelong latency; conventional care uses antivirals. Homeopathy's efficacy is not established in mainstream clinical evidence. Based on the paper: A Clinical Case of Homeopathic and Isopathic Treatment of Herpes Simplex Virus Manifestations; A.A. Volinsky; Homeopathy and Herbal Medicine, 2021, Vol. 2(58), pp. 27-29. Hosts Elena...
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyForcing Copper and Iron TogetherGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 111 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Copper and iron barely dissolve in each other, yet Cu-Fe alloys promise copper's conductivity with iron's strength and magnetism. Powder metallurgy forces the powders together, then rolling stretches the microstructure into aligned iron fibers. Measured values await abstract retrieval. Based on the paper: Microstructure and Properties of Cu-Fe Alloys Fabricated via Powder Metallurgy and Rolling; C. Zhang, C. Chen, L. Huang, T. Lu, P. Li, W. Wang, F. Yang, A.A...
2026-10-1105 minProfessor Alex VolinskyA Coating That ToughensGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 110 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Alternating amorphous NiP with crystalline Ni raised uniform elongation from 24% to 43% and yield strength from 108 to 172 MPa. Piled-up dislocations build back stress and strain hardening, while multilayer interfaces arrest cracks. Based on the paper: Deformation Mechanisms of NiP/Ni Composite Coatings on Ductile Substrates; Z. Zhang, H. Xu, X.Y. Zhou, T. Guo, X. Pang, A.A. Volinsky; Coatings, 2021, Vol. 11, pp. 1-12. Hosts Elena and Marcus. AI-generated voices.
2026-10-1105 minProfessor Alex VolinskyAluminum That Survives HeatGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 109 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Aluminum carries the world's power lines, but pure aluminum softens when heated and hot conductors sag. The route here is powder metallurgy, and the key variable is oxygen: Al2O3 skins on powder particles hurt consolidation and conductivity. Measured numbers await abstract retrieval. Based on the paper: Thermally Stable Al Conductor Prepared from Al Powder with a Low Oxygen Content; C. Chen, F. Li, W. Han, T. Lu, P. Li, Q...
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyHydrogen in Boron Carbon NitrideGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 108 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. BCN sits in the B-C-N triangle with diamond and cubic BN: short covalent bonds, low mass, hard and thermally strong. RF-sputtered films with varied H2/N2 flows gave hardness 6–22 GPa and modulus 125–140 GPa, with photoluminescence peak shifts. Based on the paper: Nanoindentation and Photoluminescence Studies of Hydrogenated Boron Carbon Nitride Thin Films; S.D. Nehate, A.K. Saikumar, M. Fincan, A. Santana, A.A. Volinsky, A. Campiglia, K.B. Sundaram; ECS Jour...
2026-10-1105 minProfessor Alex VolinskyCorson Alloy, UpgradedGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 107 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Same dream as the Cu-Co-Si-Ti paper, different chemistry: the Cu-Ni-Si Corson family upgraded with cobalt and chromium. Co gives finer, more stable silicides; Cr adds its own precipitates and pins grain boundaries. Specifics await abstract retrieval. Based on the paper: Properties and Precipitates of the High Strength and Electrical Conductivity Cu-Ni-Co-Si-Cr Alloy; Y. Ban, Y. Geng, J. Hou, Y. Zhang, M. Zhou, Y. Jia, B. Tian, Y. Liu, X. Li, A...
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyInvisible Ink on PlasticGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 106 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Write with solvent, store in the polymer's memory, reveal with shape recovery. Local plasticization patterns a PVC film with invisible ink, and the shape memory effect stores and reproduces the information — demoed as hidden marking of shrink labels. Based on the paper: Recording, Storage, and Reproduction of Information on Polyvinyl Chloride Films Using Shape Memory Effects; A.P. Kondratov, E.P. Cherkasov, V. Paley, A.A. Volinsky; Polymers, 2021, Vol. 13(11), pp. 1-13. Ho...
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyBismuth Opens the SpectrumGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 105 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Anatase TiO2 is a classic photocatalyst, but its 3.2 eV band gap drinks only UV light. Bismuth's filled 6s orbitals shrink the effective gap so absorption shifts toward visible light. No measured band gaps are claimed. Based on the paper: Theoretical and Experimental Studies on Electronic Structure and Optical Properties of Bi-doped Anatase TiO2; Z. Ma, F. Ren, Z. Yang, A.A. Volinsky; Optik, 2021, Vol. 241 (article 167107). Hosts Elena and Marcus. AI-generated voices.
2026-10-1105 minProfessor Alex VolinskyNitrogen Sets the CoatingGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 104 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. CrN is a workhorse hard coating, and nitrogen flow is the control knob: too little gives Cr metal, more gives Cr2N, more gives stoichiometric cubic CrN, each with its own hardness and stress. No numbers from this paper are claimed. Based on the paper: Nitrogen Effects on Structure, Mechanical and Thermal Fracture Properties of CrN Films; Y. He, K. Gao, H. Yang, X. Pang, A.A. Volinsky; Ceramics International, 2021, Vol. 47(21...
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyStrong Copper, Still ConductiveGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 103 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Electrical hardware needs copper's conductivity, but pure copper is soft. The classic answer is precipitation hardening: fine particles block dislocations while the cleaned matrix conducts. The paper's specific findings are not retrievable. Based on the paper: Excellent Mechanical Properties and High Electrical Conductivity of Cu-Co-Si-Ti Alloy due to Multiple Strengthening; Y. Geng, Y. Ban, X. Li, Y. Zhang, Y. Jia, B. Tian, M. Zhou, Y. Liu, A.A. Volinsky, K. Song...
2026-10-1105 minProfessor Alex VolinskyTwo Recoveries, Carefully DescribedGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 102 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. A neutral two-patient case report: COVID-19 treated with isopathic autonosodes from each patient's own material plus homeopathic remedies; two weeks, no complications, recovery with high IgG. Recovery cannot be attributed to treatment; reviews find no evidence beyond placebo. Based on the paper: Two Cases of Isopathic and Homeopathic Treatment of Coronavirus Disease 2019; A.A. Volinsky, S.V. Gunter; International Journal of Homoeopathic Sciences, 2021, Vol. 5(3), pp. 321-323. Hosts Elena and Marcus. AI-generated...
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyYttrium Refines Hot CopperGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 101 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Cu-2.6Co-0.65Si on a Gleeble simulator, 500-900 C: 0.2 wt% yttrium promotes dynamically recrystallized grains, softening the metal in hot working. The abstract is partially truncated; no invented findings. Based on the paper: Effect of Y Addition on Microstructure Evolution and Precipitation of Cu-Co-Si Alloy During Hot Deformation; P. Yang, Y. Zhang, M. Zhou, Y. Jia, B. Tian, Y. Liu, X. Lie, A.A. Volinsky; Materials Characterization, 2021, Vol. 181, article 111502. Hosts Elena...
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyWhy the Drains SmellGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 100 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Why Chinese buildings smell: poor venting, dried-out trap seals, misapplied air admittance valves, high-rise stack effects from rapid construction and dry climates. Sewer gas is more than odor: H2S toxic, methane explosive. Paper text not retrievable. Based on the paper: Why China Stinks. Deficiencies in Sewer Systems in China; A.A. Volinsky; 2021, Vol. 10(238), pp. 22-24. Hosts Elena and Marcus. AI-generated voices.
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyTriple-Dosed MolybdenumGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 99 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Three molybdenum alloys (TiC, La2O3, both) by powder metallurgy: the triple alloy's nanoscale carbides and oxides pin boundaries for about 1291 MPa strength, 6.6% elongation, 368 HV. Figures per the research-page summary. Based on the paper: Secondary Phases Strengthening-Toughening Effects in the Mo-TiC-La2O3 Alloys; B. Hu, J. Han, S. Ge, X. Hua, S. Li, H. Xing, K. Wang, P. Hu, J. Fu, W. Zhang, A.A. Volinsky, E.S. Marchenko; Materials Science...
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyKnitted Nitinol Behaves Like TissueGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 98 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Knitted NiTi mesh stretches with tissue-like superelasticity and cyclic softening, yet the effect lives in the knitted architecture, not the wire, whose loops slide and rearrange. Goal: criteria for mesh materials in soft-tissue reconstruction. Based on the paper: Softening Effects in Biological Tissues and NiTi Knitwear During Cyclic Loading; Y.F. Yasenchuk, E.S. Marchenko, S.V. Gunter, G.A. Baigonakova, O.V. Kokorev, A.A. Volinsky, E.B. Topolnitsky; Materials, 2021...
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyA Tensile Tester That TravelsGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 97 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. A portable tensile machine for tension and cyclic loading with load-displacement curves, for superelastic biomaterials and NiTi alloys whose hysteresis evolves with fatigue; for classrooms, labs, field. An instrument paper, not a new law. Based on the paper: Portable Universal Tensile Testing Machine for Studying Mechanical Properties of Superelastic Biomaterials; S.V. Gunter, E.S. Marchenko, Y.F. Yasenchuk, G.A. Baigonakova, A.A. Volinsky; Engineering Research Express, 2021, Vol. 3(4), pp. 1-8...
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyProbing Metals at the NanoscaleGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 96 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. A guest-edited volume overview: tiny metal volumes are often far stronger than bulk, as dislocations escape to free surfaces; touring nanoindentation, micropillar compression, in-situ microscopy. No single-experiment findings claimed. Based on the paper: Small Scale Deformation using Advanced Nanoindentation Techniques, Volume II; special issue of Micromachines, 2021, guest-edited by A.A. Volinsky and T.Y. Tsui; Micromachines, 2021. Hosts Elena and Marcus. AI-generated voices.
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyWhen Corrosion Cracks MetalGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 95 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. A guest-edited special-issue overview: the stress-corrosion triad, hydrogen embrittlement in high-strength steels, corrosion fatigue in marine service, and the toolbox of slow strain rate testing and pre-cracked specimens. No single-experiment findings claimed. Based on the paper: Corrosion Cracking Behavior of Metals and Alloys; special issue of Metals, 2021, guest-edited by A.A. Volinsky and L. Qiao; Metals, 2021. Hosts Elena and Marcus. AI-generated voices.
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyTwo Cases, No ConclusionsGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 94 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Neutral framing of a conference item on two COVID-19 cases treated with isopathic and homeopathic preparations: case reports describe individuals, not causes. Reviews find no reliable evidence of homeopathy beyond placebo. Based on the paper: Two Clinical Cases of Isopathic and Homeopathic Treatment of Coronavirus Infection 2019; A.A. Volinsky, S.V. Gunter; conference presentation, 2022, pp. 17-18. Hosts Elena and Marcus. AI-generated voices.
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyA Ceramic Pinch for MolybdenumGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 93 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. 2.5 wt% ZrTiO4 in molybdenum pins grain boundaries and deflects cracks: rolled strength past 1000 MPa, 25% elongation annealed, 166% more than the lightly dosed alloy; too much ceramic turns particles into crack starters. Based on the paper: ZrTiO4 secondary phase effects on ductility and toughness of molybdenum alloys; B. Hu, J. Han, S. Ge, X. Hua, S. Li, H. Xing, K. Wang, P. Hu, J. Fu, W. Zhang, A.A. Volinsky; Materials Letters, 2022, Vol. 307, 131077...
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyGraphene That Keeps ConductivityGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 92 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. SPS-sintered Cu/0.5CeO2/30Cr with 0.5 wt% graphene oxide reaches 64.59% IACS, nearly 13% above the graphene-free alloy, as sintering reduces the oxide toward conductive graphene. Hardness and strength stayed behind the paywall. Based on the paper: Preparation and Properties of Graphene Reinforced Cu/0.5CeO230Cr Electrical Contact Materials; S. Liu, L. Li, M. Zhou, S. Liang, Y. Zhang, J. Huang, B. Tian, Y. Geng, Y. Liu, Y. Jia, X. Li, A.A. Volinsky...
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyGraphene Raises Copper's Heat BarrierGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 91 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Graphene oxide and ceria raise a Cu30Cr10W alloy's activation energy from 186.2 to 247.9 kJ/mol, a 33% higher thermal barrier, so contacts hold shape in an arc. Figures from the author's hosted manuscript text. Based on the paper: Thermal Deformation Behavior of GO/CeO2 Insitu Reinforced Cu30Cr10W Electrical Contact Material; S. Liang, M. Zhou, Y. Zhang, S. Liu, X. Li, B. Tian, Y. Geng, Y. Ban, Y. Jia, Y...
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyHot-Working Graphene Copper ContactsGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 90 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Hot-compression mapping of graphene-reinforced Cu/CeO2/Cr contacts: constitutive equation, grain refinement, safe-window maps; numbers pending abstract retrieval. Based on the paper: Microstructure Evolution of Graphene Reinforced Cu/CeO2/Cr Electrical Contact Materials Under Thermal Deformation Behavior; L. Li, S. Liu, S. Liang, Y. Zhang, M. Zhou, J. Huang, B. Tian, Y. Geng, Y. Ban, Y. Liu, Y. Jia, X. Li, A.A. Volinsky; Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 2022, Vol. 18...
2026-10-1105 minProfessor Alex VolinskyCopper-Iron, Rolled StrongGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 89 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Cu-30Fe by mechanical alloying, pressureless sintering, rolling: iron particles stretch into tadpoles as copper grains refine; annealed at 400 C: 620 MPa, 10% elongation, 50% IACS. Figures per a library summary and a citing paper. Based on the paper: Microstructure and Properties Evolution of Rolled Powder Metallurgy Cu-30Fe Alloy; C. Zhang, C. Chen, P. Li, M. Yan, Q. Qin, F. Yang, W. Wang, Z. Guo, A.A. Volinsky; Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2022...
2026-10-1105 minProfessor Alex VolinskyFerrite, Hydrogen's Fast LaneGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 88 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Retained delta ferrite protects 17-4PH steel against hydrogen embrittlement: fast diffusion through ferrite lowers local hydrogen at dangerous traps. Best case (480 C/4 h age, 12 h charge) measured 40.9% susceptibility, the lowest reported. Based on the paper: Ferrite Effects on the Hydrogen Embrittlement of 17-4PH Stainless Steel; Y. Zheng, H. Sun, L. Yan, H. Yang, X. Pang, K. Gao, A.A. Volinsky; Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, 2022, Vol. 69(3), pp. 331-338. Hosts Elena...
2026-10-1105 minProfessor Alex VolinskyStir-Welding Powder AluminumGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 87 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Powder-metallurgy AA2024 friction-stir-welded at 2000 rpm, 100 mm/min: 415 MPa tensile strength (85% of base metal), 282 MPa yield, 9.5% elongation; stir zone recrystallizes to 2.15-micron grains while the overaged HAZ is weakest. Based on the paper: Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Powder Metallurgy AA2024 Aluminum Alloy Using Friction Stir Welding; W. Han, P. Li, N. Liu, C. Chen, S. Dong, Z. Guo, F. Yang, A.A. Volinsky; Journal of Central South University, 2022, Vol. 29, pp. 871-882...
2026-10-1105 minProfessor Alex VolinskyCarbide Traps for HydrogenGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 86 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Fine semicoherent Nb/V/Ti/Mo carbide nanoprecipitates fight hydrogen embrittlement in martensitic steels by trapping hydrogen and refining the matrix; protection scales with precipitate size, number, and distribution. Based on the paper: Review of Metal Carbide Nanoprecipitate Effects on Hydrogen Embrittlement of High Strength Martensitic Steel; Y. Zheng, H. Sun, L. Yan, X. Pang, A.A. Volinsky, K. Gao; Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, 2022, Vol. 69, pp. 409-416. Hosts Elena and Marcus...
2026-10-1105 minProfessor Alex VolinskyAluminum-Strengthened Porous NitinolGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 85 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Porous nitinol invites bone ingrowth, but pores concentrate stress, so strength limits implants; aluminum alloying strengthens the NiTi matrix, balanced against shape memory and biocompatibility. Magnitudes pending abstract retrieval. Based on the paper: Improved Mechanical Properties of Porous Nitinol by Aluminum Alloying; A.N. Monogenov, E.S. Marchenko, G.A. Baigonakova, Y.F. Yasenchuk, A.A. Volinsky, A.S. Garin; Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2022, Vol. 918, 165617. Hosts Elena and Marcus. AI-generated...
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyForging Copper's Hot WindowGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 84 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. A Cu-1Ni-0.9Sn-0.5Ti-0.3Cr alloy mapped under hot compression for its constitutive model and processing map: the safe forging window where recrystallization refines grains instead of cracking. Measured values pending abstract retrieval. Based on the paper: Microstructure and Hot Deformation Behavior of the Cu-1Ni-0.9Sn-0.5Ti-0.3Cr Alloy; S. Tang, M. Zhou, X. Li, Y. Zhang, D. Xu, Z. Zhang, B. Tian, Y. Jia, Y. Liu, A.A...
2026-10-1106 minProfessor Alex VolinskyTeaching Machines to Design CeramicsGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 83 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. High-entropy ceramics pack five-plus elements on one sublattice; the composition space is too vast for trial and error, so machine learning guides the search to predicted hardness and stability. The paper's numbers pending abstract retrieval. Based on the paper: Design of Superhard High-entropy Ceramics Coatings via Machine Learning; X. Xu, S. Wu, L. Yan, T. Guo, K. Gao, X. Pang, A.A. Volinsky; Ceramics International, 2022, Vol. 48(21), pp. 32064-32072. Hosts Elena and...
2026-10-1105 minProfessor Alex VolinskyCeramic Skin for Porous NitinolGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 82 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Porous nitinol must match bone stiffness, but its vast internal surface makes nickel release and corrosion the critical test; a ceramic-metal layer promises the hardness and biocompatibility bare alloy lacks. Specifics pending abstract retrieval. Based on the paper: Structure, Biocompatibility and Corrosion Resistance of the Ceramicmetal Surface of Porous Nitinol; E.S. Marchenko, G.A. Baigonakova, Y.F. Yasenchuk, T.L. Chekalkin, A.A. Volinsky; Ceramics International, 2022, Vol. 48, pp. 33514-33523. Hosts...
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyWhere Bathroom Odors Come FromGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 81 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Why apartment bathrooms smell: evaporated trap water, stack pressure transients, clogs and biofilm, bad installation, shared vents. The paper's findings are not retrievable; the episode works from title and building science. Based on the paper: Causes of a Nuisance Odor in the Bathrooms and Toilets of Apartments in Multistory Buildings; A.A. Volinsky; 2022, Vol. 8(248), pp. 46-48. Hosts Elena and Marcus. AI-generated voices.
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyOxide Skins vs ExtrusionGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 80 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Aluminum powder's oxide skins survive as ceramic films on particle boundaries; hot extrusion fragments them into dispersed particles, restoring bonding. Alloy data pending abstract retrieval. Based on the paper: The Conjoint Influence of Oxygen and Hot Extrusion on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of a Powder Metallurgy Processed Aluminum Alloy; W. Han, C. Chen, P. Li, Y. Li, G. Su, C. Sun, F. Yang, A.A. Volinsky, Z. Guo; Materials Science & Engineering...
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyEleven Airways RebuiltGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 79 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Neutral clinical summary: 11 patients (8 women, 3 men) developed tracheal stenosis after prolonged COVID-19 ventilation; all regained natural-airway breathing after surgery. A single-team case series, not a trial. Based on the paper: Treatment of Post-Resuscitation Cicatricial Tracheal Stenosis After Suffering Severe COVID-19 Associated Pneumonia: A Report of 11 Cases; E.B. Topolnitskiy, T.L. Chekalkin, E.S. Marchenko, A.A. Volinsky; Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2022, Vol. 40 (article 101768). Hosts Elena and Marcus. AI-generated voices.
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyThinner Wire, Different MetalGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 78 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. 40/60/90-micron NiTi wires show two-stage martensitic transformation and full recovery after 4-8% strain; thinner wires carry more oxide-altered surface, shifting the transformation. Based on the paper: Thickness Effects on the Martensite Transformations and Mechanical Properties of Nanocrystalline NiTi Wires; G.A. Baigonakova, E.S. Marchenko, M.A. Kovaleva, E.A. Chudinova, A.A. Volinsky, Y. Zhang; Nanomaterials, 2022, Vol. 12(42). Hosts Elena and Marcus. AI-generated voices.
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyCeria, Graphene, and a Stronger CopperGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 77 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Cu-Cr-Zr composite with ceria nanoparticles and graphene oxide, pushing strength up without giving conductivity away; promise numbers when abstract retrievable Based on the paper: Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Cu30Cr0.2Zr Composites Enhanced by CeO2/GO; S. Liang, Y. Li, Y. Zhang, M. Zhou, S. Liu, X. Li, Y. Geng, B. Tian, Y. Jia, Y. Liu, A.A. Volinsky; Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2023, Vol. 934, 167759 (article number). Hosts Elena and...
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyOxygen, the Unwelcome Guest in MolybdenumGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 76 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. O is a shape-shifter — dissolved interstitial at low levels, oxide family at high levels; concentration steers strength and hardness Based on the paper: Title corrected: "BodyCentered" in the source lacks hyphen/space; episode uses "Body-Centered Cubic Mo" in title and spoken mentions; H. Xing, P. Hu, C. He, X. Zhang, F. Yang, J. Han, S. Ge, Hua, W. Zhang, K. Wang, A.A. Volinsky. Hosts Elena and Marcus. AI-generated voices.
2026-10-1106 minProfessor Alex VolinskyCerium in Copper: Strong and ConductiveGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 75 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. clean the matrix, grow two nanoprecipitate families, get strength + conductivity together Based on the paper: Enhanced Mechanical Properties and High Electrical Conductivity of Copper Alloy via Dual-Nanoprecipitation; M. Zhou, Y. Geng, Y. Zhang, Y. Ban, X. Li, Y. Jia, S. Liang, B. Tian, Y. Liu, A.A. Volinsky; Materials Characterization, 2023, Vol. 195, 112494 (article number). Hosts Elena and Marcus. AI-generated voices.
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyThe Rubber That Remembers Its First StretchGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 74 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. polymers remember their biggest stretch; precondition and calibrate the settled response; promise numbers when abstract available Based on the paper: Mullins Effect in Polymer Large Deformation Strain Gauges; A.P. Kondratov, A.V. Lozitskaya, V.N. Samohin, A.A. Volinsky; Journal of Polymer Research, 2023, Vol. 30. Hosts Elena and Marcus. AI-generated voices.
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyPorous Nitinol, Squeezed in Two DirectionsGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 73 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. direction-dependent compressive strength attacked from both sides; promise to return with numbers when abstract retrievable Based on the paper: Title as corrected: "Numerical and Experimental Study of Porous NiTi Anisotropy Under Compression" (source title carried a stray author tail "E.S. Marchenko 1" — STRIPPED; Marchenko is not an author of this paper); A.A. Kozulin, Y.F. Yasenchuk, A.V. Vetrova, A.A. Volinsky; Journal of Materials Resea. Hosts Elena and Marcus. AI...
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyNitinol, Forged by FireGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 72 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. NiTi (nitinol): the shape-memory alloy; Alex's long-running biomedical-alloy strand with the Marchenko group; porous NiTi is aimed at implants where bone grows into the pores Self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS): mix elemental nickel and titanium powders, ignite one end; the exothermic formation reaction drives a combustion wave through the compact — synthesis by controlled fire; the product is naturally porous Based on the paper: Plasticity of Porous NiTi Alloys Obtained by Self-Propagating High-Temperature Sy...
2026-10-1106 minProfessor Alex VolinskyCooking Magnets in a BeakerGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 71 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. if you want magnetic nanoparticles on demand, coprecipitation is the workhorse method, and this review maps how to steer what comes out of the beaker Based on the paper: An Overview of Synthesis and Structural Regulation of Magnetic Nanomaterials Prepared by Chemical Coprecipitation; Z. Li, Y. Sun, S. Ge, F. Zhu, F. Yin, L. Gu, F. Yang, P. Hu, G. Chen, K. Wang, A.A. Volinsky; Metals, 2023, Vol. 13(1). Hosts Elena and...
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyHow Much Ceramic Can Aluminum Take?Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 70 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. semisolid compaction can pack more than 40% ceramic into Al7075 at near-theoretical density — but only up to a loading limit the process parameters set Based on the paper: Mechanical Characterization of High Volume Fraction Al7075-Al2O3 Composite Fabricated by Semisolid Powder Processing; S. Aghajani, V. Pouyafar, R. Meshkabadi, A.A. Volinsky, A. Bolouri; International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 2023, Vol. 125, pp. 2569-2580. Hosts Elena and Marcus. AI-generated voices.
2026-10-1105 minProfessor Alex VolinskyA Pinch of Cerium in Hot CopperGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 69 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Cu-Fe-Ti-Mg: high-strength, high-conductivity copper alloy family (connectors, lead frames, electrical parts); strength and conductivity trade off Hot compression testing simulates industrial hot working (extrusion, forging); records flow-stress curves; hardening and softening compete as the hot metal deforms Based on the paper: Ce Effects on Dynamic Recrystallization of the Cu-Fe-Ti-Mg Alloys Due to Hot Compression; Q. Cao, M. Zhou, Y. Zhang, H. Hu, X. Li, B. Tian, Y. Jia, Y. Liu, A...
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyA Pinch of Yttria Tames Electric SparksGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 68 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. half a percent yttria → heat-defying nanoscale YTaO4 → ~20% less arc damage, longer contact life Based on the paper: Effect of Y2O3 on the Electrical Contact Behavior of Al2O3-Cu/MoTa Composites; Y. Li, M. Zhou, Y. Zhang, H. Zhu, X. Zheng, S. Liang, S. Tang, B. Tian, Y. Liu, X. Li, A.A. Volinsky, C. Zheng; Coatings, 2023, Vol. 13(2). Hosts Elena and Marcus. AI-generated voices.
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyPlasticity in a Refractory AlloyGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 67 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. a refractory alloy that keeps its high-temperature pedigree while gaining room-temperature workability via engineered fine-scale phases; promise to revisit with numbers when the abstract is retrievable. Based on the paper: Micro-Nano Secondary Phase Greatly Increases the Plasticity of Titanium-Zirconium-Molybdenum Alloy; S. Li, P. Hu, T. Liu, Q. Shi, B. Hu, X. Hua, S. Ge, J. Han, W. Zhang, K. Wang, A.A. Volinsky; International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, 2023...
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyNiTi Scaffolds for Liver CellsGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 66 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. materials engineering (a NiTi scaffold) + cell biology (cultured hepatocytes) aimed at liver support in rats; promising preclinical step, with the usual long road from rats to clinic. Based on the paper: Engineered Fibrous NiTi Scaffolds with Cultured Hepatocytes for Liver Regeneration in Rats; O.V. Kokorev, E.S. Marchenko, I.A. Khlusov, A.A. Volinsky, Y.F. Yasenchuk, A.N. Monogenov; ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 2023, Vol. 9(3), pp. 1558-1569. Hosts Elena and...
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyA Pinch of Cerium in CopperGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 65 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. a pinch of cerium as a triple-win lever in a complex copper alloy; promise to revisit with numbers when the abstract is retrievable. Based on the paper: Improved Microstructure, Mechanical Properties and Electrical Conductivity of the Cu-Ni-Sn-Ti-Cr Alloy due to Ce Microaddition; S. Tang, M. Zhou, Y. Zhang, D. Xu, Z. Zhang, X. Zheng, D. Li, X. Li, B. Tian, Y. Jia, Y. Liu, A.A. Volinsky, E.S. Marchenko; Materials...
2026-10-1104 minProfessor Alex VolinskyTwins That Harden CopperGot something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Episode 64 of the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. a copper alloy that hardens unusually fast while keeping its overall property balance; promise to revisit with numbers when the abstract is retrievable. Based on the paper: Abnormally High Work Hardening Ability and Excellent Comprehensive Properties of Copper Alloys due to Multiple Twins and Precipitates; Y. Ban, M. Zhou, Y. Zhang, Y. Jia, Y. Pang, Y. Li, S. Tang, X. Li, A.A. Volinsky, E.S. Marchenko; Materials & Design, 2023, Vol. 228, 111819. Hosts...
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