This Special Issue presents recent developments on iron and steel making in Australia and China.
Manufacturing
Wearable Strain Sensors via 3D Printing
A multiple core–shell 3D printing method has been developed to fabricate soft, stretchable, fibre-based, capacitive strain sensors. The sensors can be readily integrated into conventional clothing and used in gait monitoring.
An Innovative Way to Produce TiAl Turbine Blades
New research on how to produce TiAl turbine blades through an alternative and cost-effective manufacturing route: spark-plasma sintering.
From metal to insulator and back again
Recently researchers discovered that some metals stop being metallic under pressure.
Turning over a new leaf — bioinspired catalyst structures for efficient oxygen evolution reaction
An efficient cobalt-based catalyst for oxygen evolution reactions has been demonstrated, with a bio-inspired, leaf-like hybrid structure.
Bentonite in Drilling Mud
Bentonite has extensive applications due to its extraordinary material properties.
Nissan glows in the dark
Car manufacturer Nissan partners with inventor Hamish Scott to create paint that uses UV energy absorbed during daylight to glow at night.
Rare-earth metal for large-volume chemicals
Scientists created a new chemical process that makes use of the widely available rare-earth metal cerium to improve the manufacture of nylon.
Active material properties come alive with 3D printing
3-D printing technology has opened new possibilities for Israel Institute of Technology’s Stephan Rudykh to test his models of active material properties.
Substitute non-renewable raw materials with sugar
The Dutch company AkzoNobel and partners are looking to turn sugar beet into raw materials.
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