Alfred H Knight International, IXM and University of South Wales investigate the mineralogy of copper concentrates originating from the Central African Copperbelt and the oxidation of the ore minerals in transit to Asia.
Dr Fragkoulis Kanavaris MIMMM of Arup discusses the potential of reusing waste clay arisings from excavations as supplementary cementitious material or expanded clay aggregate in concrete.
Geoscience is at the foundation of offshore windfarm development. Academics at the University of Leeds, UK, delve into the life cycle of windfarms and the future steps required to meet net-zero targets.
Bioenergy feedstocks should be grown on reclaimed mine lands rather than prime agricultural land, suggests Professor Jeffrey Skousen of West Virginia University, USA.
Julian Aldridge MIMMM, Principal Geologist at Snowden Optiro, provides insights into the route a project takes from initial identification of a target to opening and operating a mine.
Associate Professor Anita Parbhakar-Fox, of the Sustainable Minerals Institute at the University of Queensland, Australia, talks about uncovering the value in mine waste.
A chemical catalyst-free technique to convert waste polylactic acid (PLA) plastic into a resin suitable for 3D printing is being proposed by scientists in the US.
Italian manufacturer CRP Technology has partnered with the firm FLYING-CAM to create a 3D-printed protective system for the tail rotor actuators and GPS antenna on the latter’s 75kg unmanned single-rotor helicopter named Discovery.
Engineers at the UK National Composites Centre (NCC) are claiming a European first by manufacturing ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) using an automated fibre placement (AFP) technology.
A 17-4 precipitation hardening (PH) stainless steel made by additive manufacturing (AM) matches the strength and corrosion-resistance of stainless steel, say researchers.
