Smart Materials & Systems Group

Papers in this new issue look at topics including flame and fire retardancy of polymer-based composites, eco-friendly synthesis and characterisations of single-wall carbon nanotubes/Ag nanoparticle heterostructures and evaluation of the effect of temperature on skid resistance of different asphalt mixtures.

A total of 400Mt of essential aggregates, industrial minerals and other manufactured mineral products were produced in Great Britain in 2018, according to the latest figures published by the UK Mineral Products Association (MPA). This is said to be the UK’s biggest producer by volume.

Reforms set out in the new Building Safety White Paper, announced by Wales’ Housing Minister Julie James, could impact how properties are designed, built, managed and lived in.