Since I was in Durham last Thursday I took the opportunity to visit Wyn Jones in his Lynemouth lair. It was well worth the trip.   more »

Last week, just before the snow confined me to quarters, I was lucky enough to see Al Gore’s climate change presentation – live. The meeting, hosted by global law firm DLA Piper, Yorkshire Forward, Renaissance South Yorkshire and the University of Sheffield was held in Sheffield’s Octagon Centre on March 7th.    more »

Last Week, Robert Quarshie (Director, Materials KTN), Nick Morgan (DTI) and I visited Granta Design Ltd.. We had been invited there by Managing Director and co-Founder David Cebon to discuss our ambitions for the Materials Property Validation Centre (MPVC). Once there, we also met Mike Ashby, the co-Founder and Non-Executive Chairman and Patrick Coulter, the COO.    more »

The link from the Materials UK Home Page invites you to talk to the Chairman and CEO. It is easy for us to tell you about what we are doing and invite comments specific to each post. That is really only one-way traffic. What we wanted was a way for you to talk TO us. This post is designed to be a catch-all to invite comments, suggestions, questions, whatever, to Wyn and I. We will try to respond or answer as appropriate within a week. So come on and tell us what you think Materials UK should be doing.

David