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  • Platinum - History and Investment
    Article - 23 Jan 2002
    With a history much shorter than that of gold, its use and discovery in the 1700's is described. Development of the platinum market through the 1800's and into more modern times is also covered....
  • Stainless Steel - Corrosion Resistance
    Article - 8 Jan 2002
    While stainless steels are often used for their corrosion resistance, they do in fact suffer from corrosion under certain circumstances. Modes such as pitting, crevice, stress corrosion cracking,...
  • Photovoltaics: A Brief History
    Article - 4 Jan 2002
    This article briefly looks at where photovoltaics came from. From its discovery, to use in spacecraft, semiconductors and renewed interest as an alternative energy source.
  • Stainless Steel - Surface Contamination in Fabrication
    Article - 2 Jan 2002
    Optimum corrosion resistance for stainless steels can be influenced by how clean the surfaces are. This can be affected during fabrication with the most likely contaminants being mild steel, chloride...
  • Solar Electricity - A Quick Guide
    Article - 14 Dec 2001
    Photovoltaics (PV) is the conversion of sunlight directly into electricity. This article outlines what it is, what a typical PV system looks like, how it can be used, how much a system costs and other...
  • Retread Tyres - General Information
    Article - 27 Nov 2001
    This article covers statistics associated with retreaded tyres usage during 2000, as well as the benefits associated with their use, safety features and economic benefits.
  • Vinyl Wallcoverings
    Article - 31 Oct 2001
    Vinyl wall coverings are used in both residential and commercial applications for aesthetic and practical reasons. Properties, design considerations, types, installation, maintenance, manufacturing...
  • Superconducting Motors
    Article - 15 Oct 2001
    Superconducting motors based on high temperature superconductors are much more efficient than conventional electric motors and can be made smaller, lighter and more economically. They have enormous...
  • Polyphenylene Sulphide - PPS 40% Glass Fibre Reinforced
    Article - 7 Sep 2001
    Good combination of tensile strength and flexural modulus combined with the best electrical characteristics of PPS grades.
  • Non-Oxide Advanced Ceramics Widen their Applications
    Article - 16 Aug 2001
    Non-oxide ceramics such as silicon carbide, silicon nitride, aluminium nitride and titanium diboride posess unique properties that allow them to perform under extreme conditions.

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