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Welcome to the Functional Materials Division

Details of the new Functional Materials Division will follow shortly. In the meantime please enjoy the news, features and events posted around this site.

News

Viewpoint: A magnetic future - hexagonal ferrites

Their high-frequency properties are making hexagonal ferrites a smart option for stealth technology and electronics. Dr Robert Pullar of the Department of Materials and Ceramic Engineering and CICECO at the University of Aveiro, Portugal, looks at the changing face of these materials
Materials World Magazine, 08 May 2013

Coincidence creates nanowires with spontaneous core-shell structure

A team from the University of Illinois recently grew nanowires of a compound semiconductor on top of a sheet of graphene – and got unexpected results
IOM3, 26 Apr 2013

PDM 13 conference offers free entry for advance bookings

Delegates at the PDM 13 conference can attend sessions free of charge provided they book before 10 June
Polymers, 16 Apr 2013
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Features

Driving force - automotive applications for ceramics

The capabilities of ceramic materials have made them an increasingly attractive choice for specifiers in the automotive industry. Scott Bentley of Morgan Advanced Materials, UK, looks at some of the ways ceramics are applied in the sector.
Materials World Magazine, 08 May 2013

Q&A - Charles Marsden, Dynamic Ceramic

Dr Charles Marsden, Technical Director at Dynamic-Ceramic, UK, talks to Materials World about ceramic materials.
Materials World Magazine, 30 Apr 2013

Spotlight: Sensing progress - safer and more economical sensor technology

Sensor technology improvements are helping engineers meet demands for safer and more economic systems. Rachel Lawler looks at the developments
Materials World Magazine, 09 Apr 2013
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Events

SEE Solar 2013 - Solar PV & Thermal Exhibition

29 May 2013 - 31 May 2013, Sofia, BULGARIA
Profile: Solar PV & Thermal Systems and Technologies

9th South-East European Congress & Exhibition on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

29 May 2013 - 31 May 2013, Sofia, BULGARIA
Leading companies will showcase innovative systems for bio-, wind- and hydro energy, solutions for increasing the energy

Next Generation Nuclear Energy - the UK's Role

05 Jun 2013, London, UK
Half-day conference co-hosted by IOM3, the Institute of Physics and the Royal Academy of Engineering
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Jobs

Corrosion Technician - Exova

Dudley

Exova is recruiting a self-motivated Corrosion Technician to join the expanding Dudley laboratory. Key areas of expertise include Materials testing within a Production environment.

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Materials World

The IOM3 member magazine

Materials World is specifically devoted to the engineering materials cycle, from mining and extraction, through processing and application, to recycling and recovery. Editorially, it embraces the whole spectrum of materials and minerals – metals, plastics, polymers, rubber, composites, ceramics and glasses – with particular emphasis on advanced technologies, latest developments and new applications, giving prominence to the topics that are of fundamental importance to those in industry.

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