Steel World

US iCOUP method turns plastic jugs and packaging into fully recyclable and potentially biodegradable materials.

Low-cost, durable violins are feasible using 3D printing, say researchers in Canada who hope to increase educational access to instruments.

Papers in this issue include A perspective on the applications of functionalized nanogels: promises and challenges, Six decades of UHMWPE in reconstructive surgery, and Plasma-controlled surface wettability: recent advances and future applications.

Researchers from several Chinese institutions have found that breathable electrodes woven into fabric used in fire suits are stable at temperatures over 520˚C. 

Including papers on Corrosion behaviour of carbon steel in Beibu Gulf tidal zone, Smart corrosion inhibitors for controlled release: a review, and Evaluation of corrosion behaviour of turmeric-coated AZ51 alloy in simulated body fluid for biomedical applications.