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Getting smarter - advances in smart elastomers

James Busfield at Queen Mary University of London and James Adams at the University of Surrey, both in the UK, describe advances in smart elastomers.
Materials World Magazine, 01 Apr 2010

Changing tyres – natural rubber

Collecting rubber from a rubber tree
Dr Stuart Cook, Director of Research, at the Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre in Brickendonbury, UK, discusses how natural rubber can meet the demands of the modern tyre.
Materials World Magazine, 01 Oct 2009

Special section – Sparking ideas for UK manufacturing

Plasma spray coating at Zircotec

With concerns about the state of UK manufacturing, Meagan Ellis takes a look at niche fields where UK firms are making a name for themselves and the challenges that lie ahead.

Materials World Magazine, 01 Jul 2009

Sporty polymers — polymer use in sports equipment

While much sports apparatus must be light and stiff, favouring composites and polymers, the transfer of force from product to athlete needs to be considered. The ability to alter dynamic properties in polymeric and polymer-matrix composites allows optimisation of these materials for sport.
Materials World Magazine, 01 Jun 2008

Plastic progress - new processing techniques for cosmetics packaging

New processing techniques are resulting in novel plastics for cosmetics packaging. Gérald Martines, General Manager of RPC beauté, reports.

Packaging Professional Magazine, 01 Mar 2008

Rubber revolution - Chronicling the beginnings of the rubber industry

Marlborough cottage, UK, where Thomas Hancock had his laboratory

Vulcanised rubber is one of the most widely used and important materials. In 1857, a book by Thomas Hancock introduced the manufacturing process to Europe. He worked closely with Charles Macintosh and studied samples of Charles Goodyear’s vulcanised rubber.

Materials World Magazine, 01 Feb 2008
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