Blue Skies, Greener Future: A Global Renaissance of Metallurgy

Virtual - Zoom

Blue Skies, Greener Future: A Global Renaissance of Metallurgy: The Birth of Metallurgy 2.0 Speaker: Professor Zhongyun Fan Metals are the backbone of global manufacturing and the fuel for economic growth. However, extraction and processing of metals are highly energy intensive and cause severe environmental damage: metal extraction accounts for 12% of global primary energy demand and 15% of global greenhouse gas emissions. The global grand challenge is to decouple economic growth from environmental damage. The worldwide sustainability crisis has led to a complete rethink of how we source, formulate and deploy metallic materials in the future, triggering a global renaissance of metallurgy and giving birth to Metallurgy 2.0. In this context, we have developed a vision for full metal circulation (FMC), under which the global demand for metallic materials will be met by a full circulation of secondary metals without the need for either mining or metal extraction. [...]

Materials Research Exchange (MRE) 2024

Business Design Centre 52 Upper St, London, United Kingdom

To celebrate 10 years of Materials Research Exchange (MRE), we are ushering in a ground-breaking transformation for 2024 by introducing four exciting flagship events all in one spectacular experience! This unique event is your gateway to the world of materials innovation, featuring an exhibition, investor showcase, and cross-cutting seminars on technology transfer from the UK’s world-class research base. What’s on Prepare to be amazed as MRE 2024 delves into a diverse range of materials, from nanotechnology to biomaterials, textiles, polymers, metals, glass, and more. These materials are not just theoretical concepts but critical building blocks for real-world applications, including energy, construction, packaging, marine, automotive, and low carbon technologies. MRE is a catalyst for progress. Through cross-cutting presentations, thought-provoking panel discussions, and an investor showcase brimming with potential, MRE fosters an environment of knowledge-sharing and cross-sector interactions. MRE is where the UK’s research and innovation excellence in materials meets the world [...]

Final TransFIRe Celebration Event

Lecture Room 16, Cranfield Management Development Centre (CMDC) College Road, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

Join the TransFIRe team for an event celebrating the culmination of the TransFIRe project on Wednesday 12 June in Lecture Room 16 at the Cranfield Management Development Centre, Cranfield University The event will summarise the achievements and research outputs of TransFIRe over the three years of the project and will discuss the legacy and next steps for the Foundation Industries. Add this event to your calendar

11th International Conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing

Hotel Vila Galé R. De São Fernando 5, 9100-173 Santa Cruz, Portugal

SDM-2024 will consist of keynote talks, oral presentations, invited sessions and workshops. It will cover the theory and applications of sustainable design and manufacturing, and related areas, whilst providing an excellent platform for the presentation and discussion of new data and concepts, leading to knowledge exchange and the generation of new ideas. The conference proceedings will be published by Springer as book chapters in a volume of the KES Smart Innovation Systems and Technologies series, submitted for indexing in Scopus and Thomson-Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index (CPCI) and the Web of Science.