The Metals Company processes deep-sea polymetallic nodules
The firm has produced calcine as it begins to process 2,000t of deep-sea polymetallic nodules in Japan.
Membrane aids lithium extraction from salt lakes
A crystalline carbon-nitride membrane is being heralded as a potential game-changer for lithium extraction from salt lakes.
IOM3 Packaging Group Chair Jude Allan MIMMM delivers session at RWM
Jude Allan MIMMM will be part of a panel discussion on the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) at the Packaging & EPR Stage.
A different trach-jectory for tracheal tube devices
Why smarter sensors can can breathe new life into invasive medical devices.
The ends justify the tests in failure analysis
Why we need to ask the right questions in failure analysis.
Model behaviour in the UK Foundation Industries
A model to enhance diversity, equity and inclusion in the UK Foundation Industries.
A SEMinal moment for the battery industry
How scanning electron microscopy can address the battery industry’s needs.
Talking steel automation
Automation has taken steel analysis to a whole other level.
Zooming in on a career looking through the lens
Sarah Haigh is at the helm of a project at the University of Manchester, UK, to develop a unique transmission electron microscope that integrates artificial intelligence and automation.
Designated driver
Is hydrogen fuel cell technology the future driver of automotives?
Probing Transmission Raman Spectroscopy
A patent for Transmission Raman Spectroscopy is particularly useful for non-destructive testing of pharmaceutical tablets.
Measuring sustainability
How does measurement in materials and manufacturing plays a central role in the race to net-zero?
Solar panels add touch of colour to building façades
Aesthetically pleasing, high-efficiency, coloured solar panels could add new appeal to photovoltaic systems for architects and building owners.
The new Indus Valley - India's mining boom
How India’s mining and minerals sector is contributing to the nation’s fast-growing economy.
Sensitive teeth - do biomaterials have the crown?
Inspecting dental materials is key for stringent quality control.
Too much on the plate? - investigating plane malfunction
Was a chromium plating on the bearing journal to blame?
Space solar satellite takes off
A 'world-first' prototype of a space solar satellite has been tested at Queen’s University Belfast, UK.
Optimising offshore wind
Researchers from the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult and Northumbria University, UK, wind up the next generation of smart offshore windfarms.
Volt Lithium installs first direct extraction unit in Permian Basin
The firm plans to process over 200,000L of oilfield brine at its first direct lithium extraction field unit in West Texas, USA.
Tribology - Materials, Surfaces & Interfaces Vol. 18, No. 3, out now
Influence of 2D solid lubricants, spark plasma sintering and copper impregnated carbo-graphite material are among the topics examined in this issue.