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From resin chemistry to wood compositesMF, UF and MUF resins hold together many of our most commonly used products. They’re used in the manufacture of wood adhesives, laminates, dinnerware and paper additives, and their production is big business. Despite their widespread use, there is much that is not understood about the chemical bonds that form as these resins cure. Scientists at the Research School of Chemistry (RSC) at the Australian National University are now applying advanced nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to the problem and are coming up with some interesting results.---more |
Picking the steel from the slagThe conventional way to measure the temperature of molten metal is optical pyrometry. To the conventional pyrometer hot liquid iron with slag looks exactly the same as even hotter iron with no slag. This confusion not only prevents identification of slag, it also makes reliable measurement of the iron temperature itself extremely difficult. A new diagnostic tool developed by researchers at the ANU has overcome this problem.---more |
Building synthetic opals and photonic crystalsOpals are a naturally occurring gemstone renowned for their brilliant iridescence. Opals are also a prime example of a photonic crystal and for this reason are now of great interest to science.---more |
Helping lighter metals compete with steelNovel surface modification methods being developed at the University of Queensland will make it easier for heavy steel parts to be replaced by lighter metals.---more |
A polymer fishAn engineering graduate at the University of Wollongong has developed a polymer actuator fish that will one day be able to travel through a human vein to remove a clot.---more |
Monitoring corrosion with mine sensorsFighting corrosion in the aerospace, shipping and mining industries is a costly business. But that might be about to change thanks to the development of a novel array of sensors by CSIRO Manufacturing and Materials Technology.---more |
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