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Research News
	Squeezing more juice from solar mirrors By using the thin low-iron glass in otherwise standard mirrors it's possible to increase the efficiency of the amount of solar energy reflected by around 5%, ---more


	Extreme solar challenge A new insulator with remarkable properties: this is great for us, because finding materials that can protect and insulate for long periods in extreme conditions is an important part of solar research. ---more

Tin Tacks
	Defining a standard ball Indoor cricket has boomed in recent years but it was realised there was a need for a softer ball and some form of standard by which balls could be judged. But how do you define the properties of a ball? ---more

Know your material
	Silicon carbide - a gift from the stars Silicon carbide does not occur naturally on Earth so it cannot be mined like other minerals, hence the need for its synthesis in a high temperature furnace. The only occurrence of silicon carbide in nature is in meteorites ---more

Sensational Materials
	Concorde destroyed by non-standard metal strip The composition of a metal strip that led to the crash of an Air France Concorde in 2000 played a direct role in the tragedy, says a source in a French prosecutor's office. ---more


	Micro Opera House out of glass polymer Swinburne researchers have constructed a model of the Sydney Opera House that is about half the diameter of a human hair. ---more

Future Materials People
	Linking academia and industry - Dr Astrid Nordmann There's a lot of untapped materials technology in our universities and research organisations that could offer commercial outcomes for industry. Too often the results of academic research stay locked inside the universities and doesn't achieve its full potential. ---more

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