{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6978e276a40f59499ea82365/6aac0ec88577b7eb5062e0b1?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Alisha Fuller-Armah: A story so sensational it made Alice Bunn cry","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6978e276a40f59499ea82365/1789660704662-dbca5bec-5d71-4ee9-9b12-c512854eaf7e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>How can a malleable, plant-based bio-leather grown off-grid in Scotland transform under extreme heat into an RF-transparent, rock-like ceramic shield? What does Draconite mean for the economics of spacecraft re-entry and thermal protection systems? How does self-taught material science disrupt traditional \"old space\" gatekeeping and university lab paradigms? What are the dual-use applications of biomimetic thermal shields across space re-entry, defence satellite protection, and terrestrial wildfire mitigation?</p><p><br></p><p>Join Alice and Jonners as they talk with the astonishing Alisha Fuller-Armah, CEO and founder of Draconite, about her journey from scaling a Caribbean wedding venue to inventing a self-vitrifying, plastic-free thermal protection material and proving it works by pointing a blow torch at her own hand!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Contributors:</strong></p><p><strong>Alice Bunn</strong>, President of UKspace&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-alice-bunn-obe-fimeche-fraes-ceng-3b5141/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dr Alice Bunn OBE FIMechE FRAeS CEng | LinkedIn</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/ukspace/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">UKspace: Overview | LinkedIn</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Jonathan Davies</strong>, The Karman Line</p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-davies-174673170/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jonathan Davies | LinkedIn</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-k%C3%A1rm%C3%A1n-line/?viewAsMember=true\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Karman Line | LinkedIn</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Alisha Fuller-Armah,</strong> CEO &amp; Founder, Draconite</p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/alishafullerarmah/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Alisha Fuller-Armah | LinkedIn</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key topics covered:</strong></p><ul><li>Draconite bio-based thermal shield technology</li><li>Self-vitrification and heat-soak insulation vs. traditional ablation</li><li>RF transparency during re-entry communications</li><li>Off-grid, low-cost cellulose fermentation &amp; sovereign manufacturing</li><li>UK Space Agency Accelerator &amp; scaling deep tech</li><li>Defence applications (anti-laser satellite shrouds)</li><li>Overcoming academic gatekeeping through self-taught science</li><li>PFAS-free, traceless, and non-toxic space materials</li><li>Terrestrial wildfire and passive fire protection</li></ul>","author_name":"Haymarket Media Group Ltd"}