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Welcome to Materials World, the member magazine of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.

News

Material mentors improve product design

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A secondment programme brings ‘technical translators’ into design companies, helping them improve their products by making better use of materials. Lou Reade reports
Materials World Magazine, 01 Jun 2009

Silicon all-optical integrated circuits

All-optical broadband and telecommunications signal processing may soon be possible at
transmission speeds above 100Gbit/s using silicon, according to a European research consortium.
Materials World Magazine, 01 Jun 2009

Continuous cancer monitoring in vivo

Non-invasive, continuous, in vivo monitoring at the site of cancerous tumours may eventually be possible thanks to research at MIT, USA. Scientists are looking into what they say is the first implantable device that can fulfil this function.
Materials World Magazine, 01 Jul 2009
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Features

Past boiling point

Members of the R&D team at Special Metals Corporation in the USA describe the developments of INCONEL alloy 740, suitable for use in the high temperature environments of supercritical boilers for energy generation.
Materials World Magazine, 01 Jun 2009

Building up strength

William Herbert and Sam Humphry-Baker, students at Oxford University, UK, consider the country’s strengths in new nuclear build.
Materials World Magazine, 01 Jun 2009

Re-engineering the wheel - Alcoa's forged wheel

The impact of wheel weight is being increasingly felt by today’s vehicle engineers as they strive to reduce CO2 emissions. Better use of materials can meet this reduction and boost performance, says UK-based David Yates, Marketing Manager for Alcoa Forged Specialty Wheels, Europe.
Materials World Magazine, 01 Jun 2009
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