IOM3 investigates... The Mary Rose

The UK’s National Physical Laboratory has launched a Measurement for Recovery (M4R) programme, enabling businesses across UK industry to gain access to its R&D facilities and expertise.

Battery industry expert Isobel Sheldon has been brought in as Chief Strategy Officer at Britishvolt to support building of the UK’s first large-scale cell gigaplant.

Bill Mortel is the very worthy recipient of the 2020 IOM3 Hancock Medal.

The University of Nottingham, UK, has launched a project to investigate how mussels stick to wet and wave-hit rocks using collagen-rich sticky threads, ending in adhesive pads, known as plaques and how this might solve materials questions.

UK-based Thermal Recycling has demonstrated the scientific process of denaturing to convert roof sheets containing asbestos into a new material on an industrial scale, which can then be used for aggregates in road building.