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Research News
	Expanded polystyrene is all air When you pick up white foam packaging for the first time you are usually struck by how light it is. That's not surprising when you consider it's around 95% air. That also gives it excellent insulation properties both in terms of heat and noise. ---more

Tin Tacks
	Green chemistry - good science, smart business Whenever chemicals are banned on public health concerns, the costs of compliance for industry can be horrendous as new chemicals, materials and procedures need to be developed to fill the hole. "Green chemistry is the design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use and generation of hazardous substances," says Professor Anastas. Not only does it keep you ahead of compliance regulations, it's also a more efficient way of doing business. ---more

Know your material
	Smart EPS recycling Polyloop Pty Ltd is constantly on the lookout for new and smart ways of recycling waste materials. One product being developed by the company combines that ubiquitous packaging material expanded polystyrene (EPS) and wood waste to form a composite with a range of possible applications. ---more

Sensational Materials
	Rust to the rescue Rusting iron could offer an environmentally friendly way to stop toxic chemical spills in their tracks and make subsequent cleanup safer, says Dr Andrew Feitz. ---more


	Plastic with memory Engineers have created the first plastics that can be deformed and temporarily fixed into shape by light. These materials change shape when struck by light at certain wavelengths and return to their original shapes when exposed to light of specific different wavelengths. ---more


	Making flat surfaces flatter Researchers at CSIRO are making flat surfaces even flatter by selectively depositing a thin film using aperture masking and dither correction. The technique is used for controlling the thickness of thin films being applied in physical vapor deposition systems. With this technique, the unevenness of the layer becomes less than 1/170,000 of a human hair (equivalent to six atoms). ---more

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