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Professor Alex Volinsky
by Professor Alex Volinsky
Professor Alex Volinsky is an academic podcast where each episode covers one of the host's research publications in materials science.
Episodes
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The Note 7 Lesson: Why Lithium Batteries Fail
Got 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...
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Taking the Droplet Worldwide: The PCT Application
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Before the US patent was granted in 2014, the electrowetting invention traveled the world as an international PCT application, published in 2011. Elena and Marcus explain what the Patent...
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The Droplet That Obeys Voltage: The US Patent
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! How do you move a tiny droplet across a surface without touching it? In this episode, Elena and Marcus explore a US patent granted in 2014 to Nathan Crane, Pradeep Mishra, and Alex Volinsky:...
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Sixteen in Baldwinsville NY
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! In 1989, a 16-year-old Alex Volinsky flew to America as part of the "Children — the Creators of the 21st Century" exchange program. A month living with an American family in Baldwinsville, New...
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The Tennis Ball That Changed My Life
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! When Professor Alex Volinsky was 12, a physics grad student at Moscow State University dropped a tennis ball frozen in liquid nitrogen — and it shattered like glass. That single moment of...
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One Patient, One Case Report (Ep. 62A) [NEW EDITION]
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! NEW EDITION - Episode 62A is a complete rebuild, now based on the full paper. We unpack "One Patient, One Case Report", published in Homeopathy and Herbal Medicine (2023). Note: voices in this...
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Hot Deformation Behavior of Al2O3-Cu/35Cr3TiB2 Composites with Y2O3 (Ep. 31A) [NEW EDITION]
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! NEW EDITION - Episode 31A is a complete rebuild, now based on the full paper. We unpack "Effects of Y2O3 on the Hot Deformation Behavior and Microstructure Evolution of Al2O3-Cu/35Cr3TiB2...
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Effects of Trace La on the Aging Properties of the Cu-Ti-Zr Alloys (Ep. 29A) [NEW EDITION]
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! NEW EDITION - Episode 29A is a complete rebuild, now based on the full paper. We unpack "Effects of Trace La on the Aging Properties of the Cu-Ti-Zr Alloys", published in Journal of Materials...
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Fracture Toughness of Micron-Thick Hard Coatings Based on Crack Spacing (Ep. 28A) [NEW EDITION]
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! NEW EDITION - Episode 28A is a complete rebuild, now based on the full paper. We unpack "An Efficient and Quantitative Approach for Fracture Toughness Measurement of Micron-Thick Hard Coatings...
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Experimental and Computational Study of the NiTi Thin Wires Mechanical Behavior (Ep. 27A) [NEW EDITION]
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! NEW EDITION - Episode 27A is a complete rebuild of our twenty-seventh episode, now based on the full paper rather than just the title and abstract. In this episode we unpack "Experimental and...
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Steelman Sessions Pilot: Digital Precision in Metrology
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Pilot episode of Steelman Sessions, a new debate format from the Professor Alex Volinsky podcast. Elena steel-mans the paper 'Digital Precision in Metrology: Significant Figures and Trailing...
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Laser-Hammered Steel
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! In this episode, Elena and Marcus unpack "Microstructure Evolution and Microhardness of Ultrafine-grained High Carbon Steel During Multiple Laser Shock Processing", published as a Journal of...
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Budget Titanium
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! In this episode, Elena and Marcus unpack "High-Carbon Ferrochrome Effects on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Powder Metallurgy Titanium Alloys", published as a Journal of Materials...
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Stirring Aluminum That Hates Welding
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! In this episode, Elena and Marcus unpack "Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Friction Stir Welded Powder Metallurgy AA2024 Alloy", published as a Journal of Central South University...
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Sewer Gas Without Borders
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! In this episode, Elena and Marcus unpack "Global case studies of improper plumbing and ventilation: health risks and regulatory gaps in Asia, Europe, and the United States", published as an...
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Smart Polymer Sandwiches for Cells
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! In this episode, Elena and Marcus unpack "'Smart' Polymer Sandwiches From Hydrogel Nanocoatings Attached to Stimuli-Responsive Grafted Brushes", published as a Journal of Biomedical Materials...
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Tungsten Makes Implants Visible
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! In this episode, Elena and Marcus unpack "Composition, Mechanical Properties, Shape Memory Effects, and Biocompatibility of NiTiW Alloy", published as a Journal of Materials Engineering and...
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Magnesium Implants vs. Infection
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! In this episode, Elena and Marcus unpack "A Review of Magnesium Alloys In Vivo Antibacterial Properties: Challenges, Solutions, and Future Perspectives", published as a Journal of Biomedical...
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Titanium Opens the Hot Window
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! In this episode, Elena and Marcus unpack "The influence of Ti on the hot deformation behavior and microstructure evolution of Cu-Ni-Co-Si alloy", published as a Journal of Alloys and Compounds...
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Chromium Strengthens Hot Copper
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! In this episode, Elena and Marcus unpack "Effect of Cr addition on the hot deformation behavior and microstructure evolution of Cu-0.8Fe-0.2Mg alloy", published as a Journal of Materials...
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Dialing in the perfect hard coating
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! In this episode, Elena and Marcus unpack "Varying Ti concentration effects on TiBx coatings deposited via dual HiPIMS of TiB2 and Ti targets", published as a Surfaces and Interfaces 2026…
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A laser that sniffs out lung leaks
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! In this episode, Elena and Marcus unpack "Laser Photoacoustic Detection of Pulmonary and Tracheobronchial Suture Leaks", published as a Lasers in Surgery and Medicine 2026 paper. Prolonged...
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Rebuilding the windpipe from the outside
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! In this episode, Elena and Marcus unpack "Reinforcement of skin flap tracheal reconstruction with porous titanium nickelide implants: A novel approach to persistent tracheal defect closure",...
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Plastic wrap that changes color under pressure
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! In this episode, Elena and Marcus unpack "Thermally induced compressive stress and optical response in heat shrinkable polymer films", published as a Journal of Polymer Research 2026 paper....
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A pinch of magnesium, a thousand megapascals
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! In this episode, Elena and Marcus unpack "Enhanced strength and thermal stability of Cu–Ni–Co–Si alloys via Mg-modified coherent nanoprecipitates", published as a Journal of Materials Research...
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Diamond-Hard, Slippery, and Body-Friendly
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! In this episode, Elena and Marcus unpack "Comprehensive review of hydrogenated amorphous carbon coatings with SiOx and their multifunctional properties", published as a Progress in Surface...
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Reading the Breathing Muscle on a CT Scan
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! In this episode, Elena and Marcus unpack "Computed Tomography Assessment of Diaphragm Thickness in Myasthenia Gravis With Clinical and Functional Correlations", published as a Cureus 2026…
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A Pinch of Titanium That Tames the Heat
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! In this episode, Elena and Marcus unpack "The dispersed distribution of (Ni, Co)2Si and dual-scale G phases in Cu-Ni-Co-Si alloy by addition of titanium", published as a Materials...
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The Cat, the Tear Duct, and the Autonosode
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! In this episode, Elena and Marcus unpack "Isopathic autonosode and organotropic drainage therapy for dacryocystitis in a cat", published as an International Journal of Homoeopathic Sciences…
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The Tiny Label Confusing All of Science
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! In this episode, Elena and Marcus unpack "Content analysis of undefined arbitrary unit labels in scientific figures", published as a Science Editing 2026 paper. "a.u." has a formal meaning...
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Ep 556: Hot Drawing the First Tube
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Hot Drawing of Fiber Metal Composite Tubes
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Ep 555: Modeling the Furnace
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Mathematical Model of the Thermocompression Equipment Heating
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Ep 554: Composite Tubes by Computer
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! CAD/CAM System for Metal Matrix Fiber Composite Tubes Production
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Ep 553: Predicting Copper Adhesion
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Quantitative Modeling and Measurement of Copper Thin Film Adhesion https://doi.org/10.1557/proc-539-277
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Ep 552: When Water Attacks Adhesion
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Environmental Effects on Cu/SiO2 and Cu/Ti/SiO2 Thin Film Adhesion
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Ep 551: Testing Fine Lines, Big
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Macroscopic Modeling of Fine Lines Adhesion Tests https://doi.org/10.1557/proc-563-297
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Ep 550: Listening to Fracture
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Acoustic Emission Analysis of Fracture Events in Cu Films with W Overlayer https://doi.org/10.1557/proc-563-275
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Ep 549: Five Stages Under the Indenter
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Nanoindentation-Induced Defect-Interface Interactions: Phenomena, Methods and Limitations https://doi.org/10.1016/s1359-6454(99)00270-0
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Ep 548: The Stressed Superlayer
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Superlayer Residual Stress Effect on the Indentation Adhesion Measurements https://doi.org/10.1557/proc-594-383
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Ep 547: Annealing Gold-Chromium Films
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Annealing Effects on Interfacial Fracture of Gold-Chromium Films in Hybrid Microcircuits https://doi.org/10.1557/proc-586-195
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Ep 546: Brittle to Ductile
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! A Brittle to Ductile Transition (BDT) in Adhered Thin Films https://doi.org/10.1557/proc-594-351
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Ep 545: Debonding Ductile Films
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Indentation-induced Debonding of Ductile Films https://doi.org/10.1557/proc-586-255
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Ep 544: Ductile Layers, Tougher Joints
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! The Role of Plasticity in Bimaterial Fracture with Ductile Interlayers https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-000-1006-1
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Ep 543: Geometry and Plasticity
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! The Role of Geometry and Plasticity in Thin, Ductile Film Adhesion
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Ep 542: Plasma Rescue for Copper
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Adhesion Quantification of Post-CMP Copper to Amorphous SiN Passivation by Nanoindentation https://doi.org/10.1557/proc-649-q6.1
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Ep 541: Electroplated Copper, Up Close
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Electroplated Cu Thin Films https://doi.org/10.1557/proc-649-q5.3
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Ep 540: Modeling the Scratch Test
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Finite Element Analysis of the Precracked Line Scratch Test https://doi.org/10.1557/proc-657-ee5.9
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Ep 539: Diffusion That Strengthens Gold
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Effects of Diffusion on Interfacial Fracture of Multilayer Hybrid Microcircuit Films, N.R. Moody, D. P. Adams
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Ep 538: Screening Fragile Dielectrics
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Mechanical Properties, Adhesion, and Fracture Toughness of Low-K Dielectric Thin Films for Microelectronic Applications
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Ep 537: Reading the Crack's Footprints
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Fiducial Marks as Measures of Thin Film Crack Arrest Toughness https://doi.org/10.1016/s0013-7944(02)00003-6
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