Steve Cranford
@cranfordmatter.bsky.social
Editor-in-chief of Matter, communicator of material’s knowledge, keeper of the desk rejected. Bon vivant. Team Edward.
SUM 41, All Killer No Filler
It's not just a clever name.
It's not just a clever name.
September 10, 2025 at 12:23 AM
SUM 41, All Killer No Filler
It's not just a clever name.
It's not just a clever name.
Semi-autobiographical...
September 10, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Semi-autobiographical...
Closing dinner at #MaterialsToday2025
June 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Closing dinner at #MaterialsToday2025
Made some minor edits to this spot on post...
June 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Made some minor edits to this spot on post...
Having a great time at #MaterialsToday2025 in Sitges, Spain.
June 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Having a great time at #MaterialsToday2025 in Sitges, Spain.
Despite the proliferation (and convenience) of meeting via Zoom online, it cannot replace physical face-to-face interactions in science and academia.
In this month's editorial I pose that "face-to-face still matters".
Science, ultimately, is people... not papers.
www.cell.com/matter/fullt...
In this month's editorial I pose that "face-to-face still matters".
Science, ultimately, is people... not papers.
www.cell.com/matter/fullt...
May 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Despite the proliferation (and convenience) of meeting via Zoom online, it cannot replace physical face-to-face interactions in science and academia.
In this month's editorial I pose that "face-to-face still matters".
Science, ultimately, is people... not papers.
www.cell.com/matter/fullt...
In this month's editorial I pose that "face-to-face still matters".
Science, ultimately, is people... not papers.
www.cell.com/matter/fullt...
Sometimes it's a ton of fun just to bash out an editorial at a bar...
April 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Sometimes it's a ton of fun just to bash out an editorial at a bar...
New issue online! My latest editorial is on behalf of the entire editorial team, announcing our new editorial strategy.
In a nutshell: Less Editorial Desk Rejections, casting a wider net.
In a nutshell: Less Editorial Desk Rejections, casting a wider net.
April 2, 2025 at 4:49 PM
New issue online! My latest editorial is on behalf of the entire editorial team, announcing our new editorial strategy.
In a nutshell: Less Editorial Desk Rejections, casting a wider net.
In a nutshell: Less Editorial Desk Rejections, casting a wider net.
Plastic production of the future:
March 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Plastic production of the future:
Just a revision of editors out for dinner in NYC...
March 10, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Just a revision of editors out for dinner in NYC...
Did you know that March is our annual Double Issue?
Twice the materials science, twice the fun!
cell.com/matter/current
Twice the materials science, twice the fun!
cell.com/matter/current
March 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Did you know that March is our annual Double Issue?
Twice the materials science, twice the fun!
cell.com/matter/current
Twice the materials science, twice the fun!
cell.com/matter/current
The perfect background track...
March 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The perfect background track...
Double issue of Matter was an opportunity to write two articles!
I had a fun time writing this Matter of Opinion, where I discuss the rate of scientific progress as well as the disruptive nature of a single work through an analogy of catalysis!
Link: authors.elsevier.com/a/1kiwk9Cyxd...
I had a fun time writing this Matter of Opinion, where I discuss the rate of scientific progress as well as the disruptive nature of a single work through an analogy of catalysis!
Link: authors.elsevier.com/a/1kiwk9Cyxd...
March 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Double issue of Matter was an opportunity to write two articles!
I had a fun time writing this Matter of Opinion, where I discuss the rate of scientific progress as well as the disruptive nature of a single work through an analogy of catalysis!
Link: authors.elsevier.com/a/1kiwk9Cyxd...
I had a fun time writing this Matter of Opinion, where I discuss the rate of scientific progress as well as the disruptive nature of a single work through an analogy of catalysis!
Link: authors.elsevier.com/a/1kiwk9Cyxd...
A new month, a new issue of Matter, a new editorial!
"For Team Matter, each submission is an opportunity to learn—learn a little bit of new materials science and learn how to improve in our role as editor and serve the community."
authors.elsevier.com/a/1kiwk9Cyxd...
"For Team Matter, each submission is an opportunity to learn—learn a little bit of new materials science and learn how to improve in our role as editor and serve the community."
authors.elsevier.com/a/1kiwk9Cyxd...
March 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
A new month, a new issue of Matter, a new editorial!
"For Team Matter, each submission is an opportunity to learn—learn a little bit of new materials science and learn how to improve in our role as editor and serve the community."
authors.elsevier.com/a/1kiwk9Cyxd...
"For Team Matter, each submission is an opportunity to learn—learn a little bit of new materials science and learn how to improve in our role as editor and serve the community."
authors.elsevier.com/a/1kiwk9Cyxd...
February 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Secret character unlocked...
February 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Secret character unlocked...
"Bio-inspired" doesn't always add value to a materials science study. In my latest editorial, I discuss when (and when not) to appropriately use the term...
February 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
"Bio-inspired" doesn't always add value to a materials science study. In my latest editorial, I discuss when (and when not) to appropriately use the term...
New promotion!
February 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
New promotion!
An ancient, unsolved paradox...
January 29, 2025 at 2:10 PM
An ancient, unsolved paradox...
We're back baby!
January 19, 2025 at 8:58 PM
We're back baby!
