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Washing hands

Soaking up savings - water efficiency

Materials World magazine
1 Jan 2010
Water-efficient technology has vast potential and the associated tax relief can help manufacturers boost their bottom line. Water specialist Claire Sweeney, at UK sustainable business programme Envirowise, reports
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Counting carbon

Materials World magazine
1 Jan 2010
The UK Carbon Reduction Commitment kicks in from April 2010. Alessandra McConville, Environmental Programmes Leader at EEF, the manufacturer’s organisation, provides guidance on the process of compliance.
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Aircraft interiors could provide a market for recycled carbon fibre reinforced polymer composites.

A lifeline for waste carbon fibres

Materials World magazine
1 Jan 2010
Last month, Materials World magazine carried a feature on the mechanisms being explored for recycling carbon fibre reinforced polymer composites. Rupal Mehta takes the story further with a report on a conference on carbon fibre recycling and reuse.
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Examples of organic semiconductor-doped fibres with different colours excited by daylight or a table lamp. Image courtesy POLYCOM partner LUCEAT SpA, Dello, Italy

In sight – faster data transmission

Materials World magazine
1 Jan 2010
European scientists claim to have demonstrated the feasibility of doping plastic optical fibres (POFs) with conjugated oligomers or co-polymer F8BT to create all-optical switching. This may enhance data transmission in short haul POF networks.
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