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Gradient cooling, sigma phase embrittlement, and heat treatment are among the topics discussed in this issue.

The draft list has been developed by Wood Mackenzie as part of the country's draft Minerals Strategy.

A project to extract minerals from volcano plumes, and another to extract them from mining waste, are among nine innovation partnerships that have been awarded £3.mln of funding from Innovate UK.

The Foundation Industries Sustainability Consortium (FISC) seeks industrial advisory board members.

The survey of senior leaders from all the key geographies across the sector shows that companies are grappling with meeting demand for minerals and metals, while maintaining capital discipline, achieving sustainable mining and meeting elevated stakeholder expectations.

The fees, released by the UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), reflect the most recent data submitted by large organisations in the industry.

The role of CO₂ in the oxidation kinetics of amine-functional sorbents for carbon capture is better understood, thanks to research that could improve direct air capture (DAC) technologies.

A national hub launches in the UK for diversity in the engineering, physical and mathematical sciences (EPMS).

After more than 140 years of coal-fired energy, the last remaining UK coal power station closes today in the East Midlands.

Airbus is collaborating with technology provider Plastometrex to standardise an innovative mechanical testing technique.

Europe's first vacuum vessel sector for ITER - the largest international fusion experiment. - has been manufactured

The partnership with Liebherr includes jointly developed technology, involving 475 zero-emissions machines.

Composite coatings, aircraft corrosion and corrosion in alkaline soil environments are among the topics discussed in this latest release.

UNDO and Microsoft plan to permanently remove 15,000t of CO₂ from the atmosphere via enhanced rock weathering.

The Henry Royce Institute has published a report that aims to future-proof the UK's bioelectronics for healthcare sector through materials innovation.

Microstructural evolution, high-speed deformation behaviour and thermal cycle tempering are among the topics discussed in this latest release.

The UK will need the equivalent of six gigafactories by 2030, predicts the Faraday Institution.

Drone pictures have revealed a previously unknown tin mine at the site of a new Cornish road intended to open next year.

A white paper on the future of steel highlights ticking climate clock, as geopolitics put the industry in the spotlight.

The programme hopes to develop and scale up climate solutions.