Roger W. Smith

Roger Smith on stage announcing groundbreaking research into the use of nano-coatings to improve the performance of mechanical watches Roger Smith on stage announcing groundbreaking research into the use of nano-coatings to improve the performance of mechanical watches. The panel was hosted by Sophie Bushwick, Technical Editor of Scientific American and Roger was joined by Dr Samuel Rowley-Neale and Dr Michael Down, research associates at the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Manchester Metropolitan University, which has developed an international reputation for its leading-edge work in the science of nano-materials. The researchers are working with Roger Smith to investigate whether nano-coatings can reduce, or potentially replace, the use of traditional oil-based lubricants in mechanical watches by applying virtually frictionless nano-coatings directly to mechanical watch parts.