Industrial Materials, Tools & Components Feature Articles

A new equation developed by University of California – Santa Barbara (UCSB) chemical engineers solves the mystery of forces between water-repelling and water-attracting molecules ...

Graphene, the world’s thinnest, strongest and most conductive material, has received a huge research boost in the UK, set to bring the material into mainstream global commercialisation. ...

A new recycling process could be the answer to alleviating the environmental burden of old tyres.

Miniature ball bearings are used in dental technology, where they must meet extremely high demands such as high speeds, extraordinary loads, and extreme peak temperatures inside the ...

As Europe’s largest manufacturer of miniature and small ball bearings, GRW has recently completed detailed testing and the optimal use of lubricants for miniature and small ball ...

Using a noxious weed to clean up a toxic metal can rid the environment of two harmful substances, protecting people, water life, soil health and food crops, a new study has found.

Thousands of tonnes of toxic e-waste are entering the world’s atmosphere, oceans, fresh waters, soils and foodstuffs every year. This is now spreading round the planet, including ...

Australia is a leader in the production of bauxite, alumina and aluminium, and growth potential exists, just as long as the policy environment does not reduce the attractiveness of ...

The resources boom is not costless. What happens when it ends? Australia needs to prepare.

There is growing scientific concern over the combined impact of novel toxic chemicals on the environment worldwide, according to leading international scientists.

The question of sustainability is often seen to be at odds with industry and sound economic management – but it doesn’t necessarily have to be that way.

The patchwork economy seems to be getting patchier by the day.

An international research team has discovered a new material, superdense aluminium, which has never before been found on Earth.

The government says Australia is recreating itself, and building a new economy on a new type of manufacturing. Industry sees it differently.

The Australian Government has big tobacco companies panicking with the introduction of a tobacco product plain packaging bill to Parliament in July.

Synthetic biology, while still a relatively new field, is already well advanced to deliver solutions to common industrial waste and energy challenges.

Large scale farms of the agave plant used to make the drink tequila could be established in Australia's arid inland as a novel and greenhouse-friendly solution to our transport fuel ...

A new material that can retain and release heat according to specific temperature requirements could make a significant difference to the cost of heating and cooling buildings, ...

The world can produce enough food and cut greenhouse gas emissions if it learns to use nitrogen more efficiently in agriculture, a world-leading Queensland University of Technology ...

The two-speed economy is alive and kicking, albeit with only one of its legs.