	Vision and Mission. A company's vision and mission is the driving force behind what they do. So what drives Future Materials? ---more
	Future Materials Capabilities Database. Including details of expertise, research facilities and equipment the Capability Database is a great tool for matching industry need with university supply ---more

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FM Buzz
	Future Materials editor recieves Eureka for materials engineering journalism David Salt, editor of Materials Monthly (and FM News) receives the 2004 Engineers Australia Eureka Prize for Engineering Journalism at the award ceremony in August. ---more

Research News
	New ways of seeing with X-rays Using a clever mixture of novel hardware and image processing, researchers at Monash University and CSIRO Manufacturing and Infrastructure Technology are devising new ways of using X-rays to see materials such as soft tissues that have previously been invisible. ---more

Tin Tacks
	Making tougher bucket liners for the mining industry Where do you go when you want to test protective steel by subjecting it to conditions it would experience in an working mine? ---more

Know your material
	Metallic glass (salt from sugar) In the last decade a new class of wonder materials called metallic glasses have begun to emerge from materials labs around the world. They exhibit properties of incredible strength and elasticity, and are promoted as a true wonder material. ---more

Sensational Materials
	The foam that killed a shuttle The foam that struck the space shuttle Columbia soon after lift-off led to the deaths of all seven astronauts on board. The official investigation into the accident has concluded that it was the manner in which the foam panels were attached to the fuel tanks that caused the accident. ---more


	The fine art of stripping An Australian materials conservator has developed her own paint removal system. It's based around a slow-acting paint stripper, called a dibasic ester. "In essence, dibasic esters have a strong softening effect on paint films. But unlike other chemicals commonly used in paint-strippers, they penetrate quite slowly, allowing us to remove the upper paint layer before they can reach the original layer underneath." ---more

Future Materials People
	A life-long love affair with materials - Dr Vladimir Golovanevskiy It was then that I started to realise what has long since became one of my firmest beliefs - if you use the right materials for a specific application, you'll get long-time, trouble-free service. However, if you use a material in an application it's not intended for - it will fail and fail miserably. And so will you. ---more


	Exploring Materials with ANU At the end of August, the ACT Office of Future Materials ran a major regional workshop at ANU on materials science and engineering in the ACT. Not only was it a dazzling showcase of what facilities and talents are on offer at ANU, it also highlighted some of the amazing equipment and materials research taking place around Canberra. ---more

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