Dr Marlon Cruz
  • UK Chartered Scientist (CSci)

  • UK Chartered Engineer (CEng)

By - Marlon

Engineered Surfaces: The Key to a Sustainable Future

As we approach Earth Day 2024, it’s important to reflect on the state of our planet and the actions we can take to protect it. This year’s theme, “Planet vs. Plastics,” highlights the urgent need to address plastic pollution and its devastating impact on the environment. But beyond reducing plastic waste, there are many other ways we can work towards

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The Exponential Progress of Technology: Moore’s, Wright’s, and Swanson’s Laws Driving the Energy Transition

The world is witnessing an unprecedented shift towards clean and sustainable energy sources. This energy transition is not only crucial for combating climate change but also presents immense opportunities for technological innovation and economic growth. At the heart of this transition lie three key empirical observations: Moore’s Law, Wright’s Law, and Swanson’s Law. These laws describe the exponential progress of

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Data Centres: Embracing Sustainability through Innovative Surface Engineering

Data centres are the backbone of our digital world, powering everything from cloud computing to streaming services. However, as demand for data grows exponentially, so too does the environmental footprint of these facilities – especially in terms of water and energy consumption. In this blog post, we’ll explore how advances in materials science and surface engineering can help make data

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Friction and wear: fundamental parameters for agile coatings development

Yes, there are well known families of coatings under development and in the market…… but….. is your coatings development strategy enough robust to gain valuable insights to screening coated systems by using friction and wear data as part of the whole development or quality control process..?

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Helping to reach sustainable solutions for green hydrogen production as an energy vector

An article co-authored related to some activities which I carried out during my stay in Spain as an MSCA (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions) Fellow. It can be perceived as a grain of sand, but I strongly believe that this kind of contribution helping into promote and generate awareness about the enormous potential of surface engineered approaches to reach cost-effective and sustainable

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My Unconditional Commitment as an Engineer Towards Sustainability

As an engineer with over 20 years of experience in materials science, tribology, and surface engineering, I have always been passionate about leveraging my expertise for the greater good. Back in 2019, I decided to channel my knowledge towards promoting a circular economy and sustainability. This blog post reflects on my journey and the tailored solutions I offer to support

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Embracing Circular Economy. Worth it?

Circular Economy is a much needed approach. It’s not easy to get there but we need to move forward. As engineer with 20 year of experience l decided to set a strong commitment to do my best to contribute and promote the sustainability on my engineering passionate  journey. Below, an interesting article from the World Economic Forum explaining why middle