This year, on 23 November, we celebrate the 10th Annual Bretby Conference, in
association with the International Clay Technology Association (ICTa), at Stafford County Showground.
Spanish researchers have developed a way to use human waste as an
admixture in ceramics, a method that could have industrial and
environmental benefits.
To improve stone selection and
boost preventative research, a team of French researchers
in Poitiers has conducted
research into the stone structure
and clay coating of Triassic
siliceous sandstones.
Scientists at
Aristotle University of
Thessaloniki, Greece, are developing
cost-effective building bricks
and roof tiles made from
metallurgical wastes that can
be built into the structure of a
building as shielding against electromagnetic radiation.
The physical and mechanical properties of clay minerals are often
influenced by their specific surface area. Researchers claim to have
found a simplified way of predicting this to determine their impact on
fine-grained soil characteristics.
