Institute Of Materials, Minerals And Mining (Iom3)

The April issue of our member magazine Materials World is out now: https://www.iom3.org/…/magazine-…/mat erials-world-april-2019
We’re going green this issue, looking to the emerald isle to find out about the exciting projects underway across Ireland and Northern Ireland – and there’s quite a range. We kick off with an in-depth analysis of the country’s energy landscape to ask why Ireland is so far from meeting its carbon emission reduction targets and what can be done to avoi...d the looming penalties. Read more about the challenges on page 26 or see https://www.iom3.org/…/ireland-exports- wind-energy-coal-gas…
In manufacturing, we explore the real-world benefits of adopting Industry 4.0 technologies, getting insight from Siemens Ireland (page 30 - https://www.iom3.org/…/digitisation-fac tory-production-can-…) and Queen’s University Belfast (page 32 - https://www.iom3.org/…/science-and-psyc hology-can-drive-pro…) into their different approaches to supporting advances in local and global industry. A new composite made from recycled PET is offering another life for binned bottles (https://www.iom3.org/…/serpet-uses-raw -and-reclaimed-pet-pl…), and we speak to the developers at University of Limerick to hear how it could help turn Ireland’s waste into resource.
Also, we look at the health of the Irish mining industry, hear how nanotechnology is supporting biomedical research, and consider the importance of cellulose in the development of early plastics.
For the team, we have welcomed our new Commissioning Editor, Anthony, who you can contact regarding submissions and topics you’d like to read about. And don’t forget, next month is our anniversary issue and members can expect to receive an extra special celebratory magazine. Please do check your subscription is up to date as you won’t want to miss it.
Ceri Jones, Editor
Selected news and features (some member-only) can be found online at https://www.iom3.org/…/magazine-…/mat erials-world-april-2019
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