Polytag to track Welsh plastic waste
Polytag integrates its technology in four plastic detection units processing 146,000t of waste.
UK site for testing composite rebar
R-Tech Materials claims to be the only independent UK lab accredited for composite rebar testing in Europe.
NMG Lunchtime Seminar Series: Focus on Biomaterials
You are invited to join us for our monthly virtual event where the focus will be on Biomaterials.
Surface Engineering Vol. 41, No. 1, available to read
Understanding surface treatment for coins, multilayer coating and cold spray repair are among the topics discussed in this latest issue.
Airbus to deliver first British-built rover to Mars
The Rosalind Franklin rover will explore the red planet in 2030 for signs of life on Mars.
ISA continues to discuss deep-sea mining
The First Part of the 30th Annual Session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) wrapped up at the end of March.
Elastomers in Energy Transition
This event has a particular focus on the uses of elastomeric materials in energy transition.
Battery material plant for Finland, and Europe’s biggest battery in Scotland
A cathode active material (CAM) plant is to be built in Kotka, Finland, while Europe’s largest battery site in Blackhillock, Scotland, commences operations.
Royal Society of Chemistry leads experts in tackling polymers in liquid
They will collaborate to improve the way polymers-in-liquid formulations (PLFs) are made, used and disposed of by 2040.
£250mln invested in UK’s largest semiconductor facility
Vishay Intertechnology intends to invest in their Newport plant in Wales.
Funding for fusion energy sensors
The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) is investing £3.5mln in sensor technology.
IOM3 Fellow to Chair Register of Ground Engineering Professionals
We are delighted to share that Jim Shields CEng CSci FIMMM has been named Chair of the UK Register of Ground Engineering Professionals (RoGEP).
IOM3 receives donation of antiquarian books
IOM3 Library has received a generous donation of books and research materials from W A (Frank) Tandy, a long-standing member with a distinguished history in the field of rubber and materials science.
EU approves 47 raw material projects
The projects are intended to secure and diversify access to critical materials.
British Steel to consult on proposed Scunthorpe blast furnace closures
The closures would affect two blast furnaces, steelmaking operations and a reduction in steel rolling-mill capacity.
Localised bone density increases through combined material and drug treatment
Injectable hydrogel works with medication to treat osteoporosis.
Patterns of quantum interference discovered from molecular collisions
Quantum interference and symmetry dictate molecular behaviour in gold-surface collisions.
IOM3 responds to Spring Budget 2025
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has today (26 March) presented her plans for the economy to Parliament in the 2025 Spring Budget.
Royce Industrial Collaboration Programme opens funding call
The programme will match companies with UK academic experts to accelerate technology development.