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Materials World May 2013

The May issue has news on economic oil extraction, the versatility of asphalt and uses of graphene and vanadium.

Features consider the many guises of ceramics. While Eoin Redahan spoke with ex-IOM3 President Jan Lewis to learn about his challenging job with Wardell Armstrong and his love of geology, and Rachel Lawler caught up with some more recent graduates to discuss the options available to materials scientists. We also discover how Crossrail is being built and how it will run.

News

Spotlight: materials under pressure - performance improvement

Rachel Lawler looks at some of the processes helping to improve the performance of materials.
Materials World Magazine, 09 May 2013

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

Testing in extreme environments - challenges facing testers in the nuclear sector

Michael Bennett attended Zwick Roell’s 4th Academia Day in Manchester, UK, to learn about challenges facing testing for the nuclear sector.
Materials World Magazine, 30 Apr 2013

Hard graft - bioactive skeletal repair

Professor Serena Best’s Bioactive Materials for Skeletal Repair lecture for the London Materials Society considered degenerative bone disease and how materials research can help
Materials World Magazine, 30 Apr 2013

The many guises of asphalt - a versatile surface

Surface solutions at The Many and Varied Uses of Asphalt event in London, UK
Materials World Magazine, 30 Apr 2013

Graphene and vanadium unleash lithium power - advanced Li-ion batteries

Hybrid nanoribbons of vanadium oxide and graphene may improve the development of advanced lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries to power electric cars. 
Materials World Magazine, 30 Apr 2013

Drilling small reservoirs - unlocking offshore oil pockets

SINTEF oil drilling technology to improve access to small reservoirs
Materials World Magazine, 30 Apr 2013

Features

Materials through the ages: Materials for aeroplane engines

Maria Felice considers the technology that propels millions of people to their holiday destinations each year – aeroplane engines.
Materials World Magazine, 09 May 2013

A not-so boring solution - tunnel boring machines

5.5m diameter Robbins Main Beam TBM began excavating the Blitz mine development tunnel at Stillwater Mine in Montana, USA, Autumn 2012
The use of tunnel boring machines (TBMs) in mining is growing. Michael Forrest talks to Lok Home, President of TBM manufacturer The Robbins Company, USA, to find out why.
Materials World Magazine, 09 May 2013

In training - Crossrail

Connaught tunnel (August 2012)
As Crossrail, Europe’s largest civil engineering project, reaches the halfway point of construction, Simon Pugh, Lead Engineer in the Route Control Centre for Crossrail, talks to Michael Forrest about how it is built and how it will be run.
Materials World Magazine, 08 May 2013

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

A meeting of materials - biomorphic ceramics

Researchers around the world are developing ceramics inspired by biomaterials.

Materials World Magazine, 30 Apr 2013

Bullet proof - ceramic body armour impact prediction

Proving that a material can withstand the force of a bullet is one thing. Predicting it's response can is quite another. A collaborative research project is helping to increase understanding of ceramic materials for armour.
Materials World Magazine, 30 Apr 2013

Closing the skills gap - materials graduates face career choices

Rachel Lawler looks at the range of options open to declining numbers of materials science graduates
Materials World Magazine, 30 Apr 2013

Regarding broken ground - Jan Lewis discusses his love of geology and engineering

Problem solving with Jan Lewis from Wardell Armstrong International
Materials World Magazine, 30 Apr 2013

Material Matters

If you build it, they will come... - underground vision

Politicians and economists can be a contrary bunch, but one thing they tend to agree on is that capital investment in transport and infrastructure is one of the most effective ways to kick start an ailing economy.
Materials World Magazine, 30 Apr 2013

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