AUD$566.1mln boost to Australia's resources industry
The Australian Government announces investment to fully map the country's resources.
World-first analytical transmission electron microscope being developed
Scientists at the University of Manchester, UK, are developing a world-first transmission electron microscope (TEM) that integrates artificial intelligence and automated workflows.
Highlights from PVC 2024 – roadmap to a sustainable future
PVC 2024 Edinburgh was held for the first time in-person since COVID-19 at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre
The Energy System Network launches the Hydrogen Industry Alliance
The American alliance is a network of companies to develop the clean hydrogen market in Midwest USA and further afield.
IAEA and Chile’s agreement on lithium mining
An agreement on harnessing nuclear technology for lithium mining has been signed by the IAEA and Chile.
Disaster risk highlighted in multi-seam coal mining
Chinese researchers have assessed disaster risk caused by the failure and instability of a residual coal pillar in mining.
UK a step closer to packaging Extended Producer Responsibility
A notification of the draft UK Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024 has been sent to the EU and World Trade Organisation.
£3.1mln for sustainable technologies in the Foundation Industries
The Materials Processing Institute has invested £3.1mln to support sustainable technologies and industrial decarbonisation in the Foundation Industries.
Interdisciplinary Science Reviews Vol. 49, No. 1: ‘Science in the Forest, Science in the Past III,’ out now
Aristotelian perplexity, therapeutic AI and the colonialism of data science are among the topics covered.
Materials Science and Technology Vol. 40, No. 8, out now
Heat flux application, laser additive manufacturing and sulfide stress cracking are among the topics covered.
UK and Czech Republic to advance fusion
An agreement has been signed for testing high-temperature superconducting tapes to develop a UK prototype fusion energy power plant.
Metal fire-blanket to protect works of art
A metallised protective cover for art and valuable objects has been designed to safeguard against fire, heat, water, smoke and soot.
Design in Plastics competition announces finalists for 2024
The Design Innovation in Plastics competition, sponsored by IOM3, has announced its six finalists for this year
Over 70% of critical minerals face drought risk
A PwC report finds over 70% of copper, cobalt and lithium production could face significant or higher drought risk by 2050 in a high-emissions scenario.
G20 nations' environmental footprint found wanting
Sixteen of the G20 nations are forecast to have a negative impact on the environment by 2050, according to a University of Sheffield, UK, study.
Call for carbon mandate for UK chemicals industry
The UK Government should explore a green carbon mandate for chemicals, says the Green Alliance.
Electric mining market predicted to boom
The electric mining market will grow more than US$23bln by 2044 – a 32% compound annual growth rate, reports IDTechEx.
IOM3 Investigates... Inspiring women in Materials, Minerals & Mining, Dr Alicia Chrysostomou
Academic, consultant, invited lecturer, BBC rubber expert and author, Alicia Chrysostomou tells us about plastic, nuns and never taking things at face value.