A polymer network using polyaniline could be the solution to enhanced
hydrogen storage. Dr K Balasubramanian from the Defence Institute of
Advanced Technology (DIAT) in Pune, India, explains how this could
provide an alternative to traditional energy systems.
John Gisby and Alan Dinsdale from The National Physical Laboratory,
Teddington, UK, show how thermodynamic modelling can examine industrial
processing problems and provide solutions.
A 30-year project to harmonise EU legislation on food-contact plastics
is nearly at an end. Dr Alistair Irvine, Principle Consultant in Food
Packaging Safety at Pira International, in Leatherhead, UK, reports.
Professor Ian Robertson is the new Division Director for Materials
Research at the National Science Foundation, in Arlington, USA. In this Q&A session he talks about his background and aims and hopes for the future.
Transparent glass matrix composites for use in high resistance
structures and security windows are being explored by a team at Imperial
College London.
As the medical field awaits new methods to enable fast and efficient
treatment, the development of a multifunctional, mutilayered, nanovessicle, drug delivery system is highlighted
Packaging consultant
Ian Davis explains what prompted the
change twenty years ago in the way bleached pulp for
paper and board packaging was produced, and the effect on fibres used today.
David Baggaley, R&D Manager at Procter Johnson, Flint, UK,
explains how today’s chemically purified additives are resulting in
products with colours and textures that are consistent in appearance and
performance.
Determined to reduce levels of acid consumption, Alexander Mining plc,
based in London, UK, has developed a new technique for extracting copper
from high alkali deposits.
