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Congratulations to Professor Dame Helen Atkinson DBE FREng CEng FIMMM who was recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2021 for services to engineering and education.

The impact of marine plastic pollution on human health tops a list of marine threats in a large-scale survey that could shape policy over ocean protection.

The company has identified near-term actions to achieve net-zero by 2050 at the latest.

The Professional Clothing Industry Association Worldwide (PCIAW) is launching the Circular Textiles for a Sustainable Future Report during an exclusive webinar featuring several industry experts.

Network Rail is unveiling a new design of bridge that could transform rail crossings across the UK.

More efficient and reuseable protection from shock, impact, explosion and vibration is the focus of research at the University of Birmingham, UK.

The Green Technical Advisory Group will advise investors, consumers and businesses to make green financial decisions.

New POSTnote outlines consumer attitudes and challenges around design.

IOM3 has published its Annual Report and Financial Statements for 2020.

As of the July/August issue, our UK members will see a change in their Materials World member magazine – most issues will no longer arrive in a wrapper. The switch is part of a larger IOM3 effort to reduce our waste footprint. 

An IOM3 virtual event explored the potential opportunities and challenges of using hydrogen as an alternative energy source, looking at its viability as a realistic path to achieving net-zero.

An ultra-thin and fully transparent material, which is said to have one of the highest mobilities of any wide bandgap, positively charged semiconductor, is under development at RMIT University, Australia, for integration into flexible displays and smart lenses.

Using a new 3D printing process, University of Nottingham researchers have discovered how to tailor-make artificial body parts and other medical devices with built-in functionality, which they claim offers better shape and durability, while cutting the risk of bacterial infection at the same time.

The UK Government has launched a competition to inspire the next generation of British space scientists, asking young people to design a ‘nanosatellite’ with the winning entry destined for space.

The programme and registration for the 12th European Electric Steelmaking Conference (EEC 2021) taking place on 13–15 September 2021 is now live.

As autonomous and connected vehicles emerge from concept towards reality, the feasibility of creating smart cities was up for discussion at a recent event.

The initial list of sites being considered for the STEP plant has been published by the UK Atomic Energy Authority.

Investigating a potential next-generation material to be used as medical implants, the role of natural extracts and poly(vinyl alcohol)-based membranes for metoprolol transdermal delivery.

Examining closing the gap between industry and academia in corrosion science and prediction, seawater’s effects and biocompatibility responses.

High-heat conductivity magnesium alloys that can reduce the weight of radiators and heat removal systems in electric vehicles and consumer electronics are being put forward by scientists in Russia.