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Mind the gap - missing engineering skills

Ali Morshed, Technical Leader at Production Services Network (PSN), Aberdeen, UK, presents his thoughts on gaps in training for new corrosion specialists.
Materials World Magazine, 23 Dec 2009

Sticking point – adhesive bonding for marine environments

A look at adhesive bonding in the maritime and offshore industry.
Materials World Magazine, 01 Dec 2009

Opening up oilsands - extraction processes for the Canadian oilsands

Nexen claims to be pioneering the next generation of oilsands development in Canada. This article describes their extraction process.
Materials World Magazine, 01 Oct 2009

Wear in the oilsands

Metal matrix composite coatings can reduce erosion-corrosion damage in the oilsands industry, the performance of such coatings is being monitored by Leeds University and international partners.
Materials World Magazine, 01 Aug 2009

Got it cracked? – stress corrosion cracking

Stress corrosion cracking is difficult to study and forecast. Reliable prediction of crack nucleation and hence the likelihood of achieving a certain lifetime remains a challenge. Researchers at The University of Manchester School of Materials, UK, are taking a multiscale approach to solving this problem, looking at corrosion/oxidation processing, residual stress, deformation, damage and crack development.
Materials World Magazine, 01 Aug 2009

Sunny side up – oil exploration in the Bahamas

Falkland Islands-registered oil and gas company BPC Ltd, is exploring the Bahamas for oil. This area has undergone little exploration activity and the company believes it shows geological promise.
Materials World Magazine, 01 Apr 2009

Barrels in the Wood

UK oilfields provided a lifeline to Briatain during WWII. This article described the Eakring oil operation and the Duke's Wood site in Nottinghamshire, which now houses an oil museum.
Materials World Magazine, 01 Feb 2009

Digital oil fields - Ideas for the industry

A technology response to ‘low’ oil prices is presented. The future role of large corporations is discussed.
Materials World Magazine, 01 Dec 2008

Putting engineering on the map?

The UK’s new Engineering Diploma for 14-19-year-olds is being taught from this September. Rupal Mehta explores its development, and what it means for education in the country and a sector dominated by an ageing workforce.
Materials World Magazine, 01 Dec 2008

Talking energy

Reviewing a two-day conference and exhibition entitled ‘Energy Materials: Meeting the Challenge’, organised by the Energy Materials Working Group of Materials UK, held at Loughborough University, UK, on 9-10 October. Sessions covered fossil energy, renewables, transmission, nuclear, and distribution and storage, clear and consistent messages and priorities.
Materials World Magazine, 01 Nov 2008
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