On 1 November 2011, Malvern Instruments celebrated the first anniversary of its increasingly successful blog. Launched to open up discussions in the world of materials characterization in a new and exciting way, the Materials Talks blog has gone from strength to strength during 2011 with multiple authors providing science and technology news, views and insight.

"Since its inception in 2010 the Materials Talks blog has provided a wonderful opportunity to engage with a wider audience, providing customers with helpful tips and advice as well as providing our employees and customers with a forum to talk about their passions and interests," said David Higgs, Head of Marketing at Malvern Instruments. "It is essential to engage with the world around us as well as the wider customer audience and it is good to relate our industry and applications knowledge and explain to people how we can help them."

Materials Talks is now firmly established and looks forward to expanding audiences. Subscribe to the Materials Talks blog to ensure you don't miss our anniversary celebrations and other future blogs: www.materials-talks.com