Clay Technology

Granite waste could make ceramic tiles with enhanced engineering properties when incorporated at 1,200C.

Bricks made with wastewater could help save clean water to attain circular economy goals.

Diversity in engineering can bring many benefits to the sector, Animesh Anand AIMMM, Engineering Lecturer at Chesterfield College, UK, Vice Chair of the IOM3 Ably Different group, and a member of the IOM3 Ethnic Minorities and Pride groups, discusses the importance promoting diversity and inclusion in engineering.

A British-Australian collaboration has developed a polymer surface coating that offers multifunctional protection for different surfaces and can also capture toxic metal traces.

To mark Mental Health Week in May, Heather Beach at the Healthy Work Company, UK, reflects on mental health first aid in the workplace.

Dr Richard M Oblath FIMMM, Chair of the IOM3 Energy Transition Group, reflects on the dual short- and long-term challenges of energy security and the transition to net-zero.

Lord Rupert Redesdale, Founder of The Energy Managers’ Association and Conference Chair of UK Metals Expo, reflects on whether high energy prices could in fact be a good thing for climate change as we seek to reduce consumption.

Swapping solid slab floors for a ‘thin-shell’ vaulted alternative could help the construction industry towards its net-zero targets.

A year on from the launch of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme, experts came together to discuss what the challenges are and how the UK can make the most of the system to deliver on its net-zero targets. Alex Brinded reports.

A new type of heat exchanger at an Italian ceramic tile factory is recovering more than 40% of waste heat for reuse.

Stockton, UK-based Scott Bros has produced three prototype ‘bricks’ from recycled waste clay.