In the midst of the USA EPA’s new ruling on management of power station coal ashes in December, a report by Lucid Insight outlines the opportunities and challenges for metal…
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The Crucible: April 2015
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I look back on my 9 years as a Director of the MMTA with much satisfaction. In that time the MMTA has changed from a small, largely UK-focussed, traders’ association…
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The Crucible: April 2015
India to Capitalise on its Sunshine in Focus on Renewable Energy
by Maria Cox April 30, 2015The Indian Government intends to install circa 100 gigawatts of solar power across the country by 2022, which is a 33-fold rise from today’s level. According to the UN’s Special…
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I cannot believe that we’re just heading into the second quarter of this year. As soon as we’d celebrated the first day of spring here in New York, it dropped…
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The MMTA’s Sustainability Working Group (SWG) has produced a new report on how minor metals contribute to sustainable road transport. The full document can be found on the MMTA website…
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The Crucible: April 2015
MMTA and VDM Members Welcomed to the World of Aurubis in Hamburg
by Maria Cox April 30, 2015The visit began with a highly enjoyable networking evening in Hamburg’s harbour area, where around 25 MMTA and VDM members met for dinner and conversation, washed down with plenty of… -
The Crucible: April 2015
New Alloy: As Light as Aluminium and Stronger than Titanium
by Maria Cox April 30, 2015Researchers from North Carolina State University (NC State) and Qatar University have developed a new metal alloy that has a higher strength-to-weight ratio than any other existing metallic material. This…
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Solar Impulse-2, the solar powered plane, is on its 5th leg on the first ever round-the-world solar powered flight. This super lightweight plane is the brain child of businessman and…
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Platinum, titanium and brass can now be made to repel water so strongly that water actually bounces away from their surfaces. US Physicists reported in the Journal of Applied Physics…
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The Crucible: April 2015
The Rise and Fall of the Tungsten Filament Lightbulb
by Maria Cox April 1, 2015The incandescent lightbulb has been making homes safer and brighter for over 100 years. After centuries using fires, candles, oil lamps and gas, the invention of the incandescent lightbulb transformed…