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Are there bricks on Mars?
15 May 2017
A manned mission to Mars may not need to transport building materials from earth, as Ellis Davies reports.
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Economic digest
15 May 2017
A round-up of the latest figures affecting construction and related industries in the UK.
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Wienerberger adds more slender bricks
15 May 2017
Adding to its Roman range, Wienerberger, UK, has released seven new long-format bricks.
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Robot brickies could help humans
15 May 2017
A new bricklaying technology could bring robotics and automation onto construction sites in the UK. Natalie Daniels reports.
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From liquid to ceramic
15 May 2017
Ellis Davies reports on a liquid ceramic precursor that could be used in a range of applications as a liquid polymer and a ceramic.
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Industrial strategy fit for the future
12 May 2017
Perspectives on building a competitive UK economy
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Notice of 2017 IOM3 Annual General Meeting
4 May 2017
The 2017 Annual General Meeting of the Institute will be held on 11 July at 297 Euston Road, London
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Advanced ceramic forms super-hard window
30 Apr 2017
Scientists have synthesised the first transparent sample of silicon nitride.
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Young Persons' Lecture Competition Final 2017
28 Apr 2017
The winners from this years 2017 National Final of the Young Persons' Lecture Competition
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Recognising the UK’s global potential key to industrial strategy
19 Apr 2017
In a response to the UK Government’s Green Paper Building Industrial Strategy, the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) has stated that recognising the UK’s materials, minerals and mining global potential is key to securing a flourishing industrial strategy.
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