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'Smart #HighPerformanceTextiles, engineered to continuously adapt to their environment, are often inspired by natural materials. #ThermoRegulatedFabrics are a key area of research for #astronauts...' Read more about how humans survive icy conditions at

'The UK possesses the largest #lithium resource in Europe, yet currently imports 100%...' Jeremy Wrathall FIMMM @CornishLithium explains #Cornwall 's potential as the UK’s first #LithiumHydroxide demonstration plant is launched Read more at

'The #mining industry is hugely different in the UK to what it was 20 years ago when we were built around the coal industry,' Andrew Fulton FIMMM @Themauk_1 Find out why a new seam talent in UK mining is critical at: @foster_pFIMMM @CambSchMines

'We combine all of the most efficient technologies together for different commodities to create the most sustainable #mineral processing flowsheets possible...' Read more about @Lucy England MIMMM @FLSmidth_Mining on her 25 years in #mining

'Sustainable #Drainage Systems are natural approaches to #SurfaceWater management...provide benefits such as #flood risk, water quality, #biodiversity and amenity value.' Read more from Ruchi Sayal at the London Borough of Barnet at

'#Geothermal energy plays a pivotal role in diversifying #energy systems, offering a long-term, stable, energy supply unaffected by weather conditions.' Read more at

'Biological #mining, or #biomining, is the use of #microorganisms to extract economically or industrially useful elements from rocks. On Earth, it is used to extract #gold and #copper...' Read more about @TheUKCA @EdinburghUni #biomining in #Space at

'The heaviest load placed on a #winding rope in deep-level #mine-winding operations is the weight of the rope itself. This effectively limits the maximum possible length of a conventional #SteelWire, mine-winding #rope to about 3km...' Read more at

'The @UniofOxford team has developed a miniature, soft, #LithiumIon (#LiIon) #Battery constructed from biocompatible #silk-#hydrogel droplets. This could improve the functionality of applications including #defibrillators and #pacemakers.' Read more at

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Polyolefin-coated fabric bags up #water The TARPAULIFE Project aims to demonstrate the possibility of manufacturing large-area #polyolefin-coated #fabrics to compete in terms of #cost while maintaining #strength, #flexibility and #impermeability. Read:

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A supply #paradox - the #sands of time The contradictions at play in sand #mining. There is the shortage of mined #raw #materials at a time when demand is predicted to rise steadily into the foreseeable #future. Read full article here:

Can #plastic self-degrade in the #sea? 3D printer filaments have been produced with #bacteria embedded inside, and then #3D-printed parts that are placed in solutions that is salty – at a concentration like seawater – or non-salty. Read full article:

#Farming for metals: As the world grapples with the rising demand for #metals, innovative solutions are emerging. #Phytomining is one of them. It uses certain #plants, called #hyperaccumulators, to extract metals from #soil. Read full article:

High #stiffness meets high-damping properties: #Researchers @ETH_en, #Switzerland, have deployed stiff materials like #silicon and #glass plates connected by ultra-#thin, #rubber-like layers formed by crosslinking #polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) mixture. Read:

HERO #coatings to boost #turbine engine efficiency The increased #energy efficiency that is possible at 1,900°C is a priority for the ARPA-E ULTIMATE programme of the @ENERGY, which supports this coating #research. Read full article here:

Taking the #underground - old #mine shafts for #energy storage Active deep-mine operators in #Europe are examining the potential of underground #gravity energy storage. Read the full article here:

#Battery-grade lithium #carbonate #crystals from UK brines A spin-out company from @OfficialUoM, UK, reports to have extracted #lithium carbonate from UK #brines with more than 99.5% #purity. Read full article here: