How to do the impossible!? Dr. Scott Roberts is a materials technologist at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in the Materials Development and Manufacturing Technology Group. He develops new materials, processing techniques, and technologies for the use in the aerospace field. He is as close to an inventor as it gets! Listen to a world class expert in bulk metallic glass, porous metal 3D printing and living life! Tune in for a great session!

NASA JPL page: https://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov/scott-roberts

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottroberts4/

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=LRw8nicAAAAJ&hl=en

Consulting: http://metallicglassconsulting.com/about_us/scott_roberts/

Timestamps:

01:10 Love for cats

05:03 Working at JPL - inventing for space!

10:53 Inventing within the Materials Development and Manufacturing Technology Group (Impossible design specifications)

Metallurgy Facility: https://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov/metallurgy-facility

18:11 What is a technologist at JPL?

25:09 Can a metal also be a glass?

Bulk Metallic Glass for robots: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161129103309.htm