In 2023 the MMTA celebrates its 50th anniversary Happy New Year! Dear MMTA members, We would like to start this 2023 issue of by wishing you a happy and…
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In December, the MMTA welcomed Neveah Limited as a new member. Headquartered in Abuja, Nigeria, Neveah Limited engages in the Export of both base and Minor metals. Its product offerings…
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As microchips become ever smaller, and therefore faster, the shrinking size of their copper interconnects leads to increased electrical resistivity at the nanoscale. Finding a solution to this impending technical…
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NEW MMTA Guide Available Here A beginner’s guide to help you get started What’s Responsible Sourcing? Responsible Sourcing is when a business looks at not only the cost, quality and…
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Dear Members November 5th – both Guy Fawkes Day and the New York Marathon. You will, of course, guess which is more important here. Town has a number of visitors.…
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A method for making hydrogen from methane without emitting carbon dioxide could be a new route to a sustainable future for fossil fuels. Chemists and engineers at the University of…
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Drops of liquid metal can be grown into snowflake shapes, researchers have discovered. When a team of scientists from the North Carolina State University, US, tried to use a droplet…
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Mechanical engineers Carmel Majidi and James Wissman of the Soft Machines Lab at Carnegie Mellon University have been looking at new ways to create electronics that are not just digitally…
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Advanced microphones using microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) are capable of supporting new user interactions with “smart” devices, like chatting with Apple’s Siri, or Amazon’s Alexa. The key to achieving the high…
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The European Commission’s second annual raw materials week in Brussels took place during the first week of November. Over the week, various meetings and conferences were held on material issues…
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Elon Musk unveiled Tesla’s first electric semi-truck last week that also included the surprise reveal of a new Tesla sports car. The new Roadster emerged from the back of one…
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The MMTA welcomed over 200 guests to the impressive ballroom of 1 Great George Street during LME week for good food and great company. Dr Robin Gleek was able to…
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Electrolysis, splitting water molecules with electricity, is the cleanest way to obtain hydrogen, a clean and renewable fuel. Now, researchers at ICIQ and URV, led by Prof. José Ramón Galán-Mascarós,…