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  • Copper Computer Chips
    Article - 29 Aug 2001
    Using a proprietary production process involving multilayers of copper, a new generation of computer chip is being produced. These overcome the poisoning effects of copper on silicon and have superior...
  • Zinc and its Uses
    Article - 28 Aug 2001
    Zinc has many uses, many of which revolve around protective coatings for steel deposited by hot dip galvanising. These materials are ised in the automotive and construction industries. While the...
  • Recycled PET
    Article - 28 Aug 2001
    Recycled PET is used in many applications from automotive to office equipment. It is also alloyed with other polymers or combined with fillers.
  • Solders - An Overview
    Article - 27 Aug 2001
    Development of solder technology is being driven by miniaturisation. Surface mount technology now dominates and demands on solders are changing. Solders are now part of the mechanical bond as well as...
  • Surface Treatments for Ceramics
    Article - 27 Aug 2001
    Surface treatments such as ion implantation, ion beam mixing, laser processing, PVD, CVD and laser alloying are being applied to monolithic ceramic materials to improve surface properties so that they...
  • Controlled Drug Release Dental Gels
    Article - 27 Aug 2001
    Complications such as dental stomatitis are associated with wearing of dentures. Such problems could potentially be avoided by the use of a controlled drug delivery system incorporated into a smart...
  • Impact Testing of Composites for the Automotive Industry
    Article - 27 Aug 2001
    The acceptance of fibre reinforced plastic composites (FRP's) by the automotive industry has been limited somewhat by a lack of understanding of impact properties. The advantages of these materials...
  • Ageing of Composites
    Article - 27 Aug 2001
    Designers are sometimes reluctant to use fibre reinforced plastic composites as the long term effects of factors such as loading and environmental effects. This article looks at these effects and how...
  • Metal Injection Moulding
    Article - 23 Aug 2001
    Metal injection moulding (MIM) is a relatively new manufacturing process for the large-scale net shape forming of high integrity, multifunctional metal parts. Applications include automotive parts,...
  • Gobel X-Ray Mirrors
    Article - 23 Aug 2001
    Gobel mirrors are special mirrors designed for the reflection of x-rays. Produced using pulsed laser deposition they have advantages such as increased primary intensity, more forgiving in the area of...

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