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	Materials innovation is alive and well ---more

Research News
	Making sense of materials and phenomena in microgravity Observing how materials behave when not subjected to or manufactured under the force of gravity provides important insights on both their performance characteristics and the manufacturing process itself. Working with materials in microgravity is opening up new ways of doing things and producing new and novel materials. It’s a huge field with enormous potential and, thanks to research at the Queensland University of Technology, Australia is set to be a world leader in this game. ---more

Tin Tacks
	Pin pointing failure in laminated kitchen surfaces When laminated kitchen surfaces start peeling away from the melamine board they have been glued to after only 3-5 years, how do you pin point where the problem is? This was the challenge presented to Associate Professor Paul Dastoor, a surface physicist based at the University of Newcastle. ---more

Know your material
	Solar cells and (hyperpure) silicon As materials go, surely there is no element as versatile and useful as silicon. After oxygen, it’s the second most abundant element on Earth and yet hyperpure silicon is in critically short supply for the manufacture of solar cells. Researchers at the Centre for Sustainable Energy Systems believe they have the answer. ---more

Sensational Materials
	A new sponge for oil spills Spill a bit of cooking oil in the kitchen and you’d mop it up with a sponge. Now researchers at the Queensland University of Technology have developed a product that can do the same thing with oil spills at sea and on land. Described as a super sponge, it consists of modified clay held between polyethylene sheets. ---more


	Lean and green plastic circuit boards Researchers at Griffith University in Queensland have developed a new electronic circuit technology that offers significant cost, efficiency and environmental advantages over existing printed circuit boards (PCBs). ---more


	Clearer vision equals big returns Over 60 million people around the world who wear contact lenses will soon have better vision and greater comfort, thanks to polymers developed by an Australian research collaboration. ---more

HQ Reporting
	Future Materials Awards 2006: Judgement Day ---more

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