TFI Network+ Webinar catch up: Realistic Approaches to Reducing CO2 Emissions in Cement and Concrete

The ‘Blue skies, green future’ webinar series, hosted by Transforming Foundation Industries Network+, presents ideas and innovation to spark discussion on the topic of transformation and sustainability within the foundation industries. Webinars will take place each month and with novel ideas and concepts presented by a world-leading researcher in the field. During the session, speakers […]

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Event catch up: Controls, Sensors and Digitalisation Virtual Conference

The use of sensors to capture live plant data is becoming more common place in the foundation industries, but there is still a large amount of untapped potential. Presentations and discussions explored what data capture is still required, how it could be captured, and how it can be used most efficiently to increase resource and […]

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Engineers develop shape-shifting ceramics which could generate energy

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Researchers invent new cement composite which could generate electricity

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Hatfield Memorial Lecture – Moving Phase Boundaries as a Means to Transport Solute Atoms in Steels, Professor Sybrand van der Zwaag, Delft University of Technology

7 December 2021, 6.45pm, The Octagon Centre, Sheffield Register to attend. Please note this event is taking place in-person For solid state metallurgists the austenite-ferrite phase transformation in steels remains the most challenging and inspiring topic in the field.  As it is our principal tool to create desired microstructures and properties, it has been widely […]

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UKRI announces new projects with key aims for Foundation Industries

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PhD Studentship in Additive Manufacturing (3D-Printing) of Glass-based Multi-material Structures

Applications accepted all year around Location: University of Nottingham Supervisory Team: Prof Ruth Goodridge, Prof Ian Ashcroft and Dr Yinfeng He This 3 year PhD studentship is based at the Centre for Additive Manufacturing (CfAM) at The University of Nottingham. For further information about CfAM, please visit https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/cfam/ . Additive manufacturing (AM; 3D-Printing) provides a […]

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Sustainable Industrial Manufacturing Conference

9 – 10 March 2022, Brussels, Belgium Register to attend The European Green Deal commits the EU to carbon neutrality by 2050 and policymakers want industry to ‘pave the way’ with a transition towards net zero emissions for a cleaner, healthier future. Hosting leaders from the worlds of industry, innovation, science, government and investment, Sustainable […]

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GFG Alliance launches policy partnerships at COP26 to drive GREENSTEEL transition

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New UKRI blog showcases work of the Future Leaders Group in Foundation Industries

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