Insight · October 7, 2026

MS&T / AMS 2026

The Material Science and Technology conference (colocated with the Advanced Materials Show) has become an annual tradition for us.

Several years ago I found myself in Pittsburgh installing an XRD instrument and just walked in as the exhibition hall is open to the public. The following year I just happened to be in Columbus, OH and walked in the same way. We've been exhibiting here ever since.

One of the highlights recently has been the "mug drop challenge" with students from ceramics programs creating coffee mugs with the goal of maximum resilience in a progressive drop test.

We'll be back in Pittsburgh again for the 2027 show!

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