Raw materials fueling returns: Commodities enter a ‘supercycle’

As the world economy roars back into action, commodity prices are soaring. After slumping into negative figures last year, a barrel of oil is back at more than $78 — its highest price since 2019. Meanwhile, tensions between big oil exporters — including Saudi Arabia and UAE — could see prices rise further. Non-energy commodities, … Read more

Water and organic materials essential for life on Earth are found on the surface of an ASTEROID

The materials essential for life on Earth including organic matter and water have been discovered on the surface of an asteroid for the first time, study shows. Planetary scientists from Royal Holloway University of London examined a single grain of dust returned to Earth from asteroid Itokawa by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) as part … Read more

Water and organic materials essential for life on Earth are found on the surface of an ASTEROID

The materials essential for life on Earth including organic matter and water have been discovered on the surface of an asteroid for the first time, study shows. Planetary scientists from Royal Holloway University of London examined a single grain of dust returned to Earth from asteroid Itokawa by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) as part … Read more

Petrol cars waste far more raw materials than electric, it’s claimed

Cars with petrol and diesel engines waste hundreds of times more raw materials than an equivalent electric vehicle, according to a new study by a green campaign group.   Over the course of a fossil-fuel car’s lifetime it burns through the equivalent of a stack of oil barrels 25 storeys high, while electric vehicles waste only … Read more

New building materials watchdog formed after Grenfell fire inquiry

A new regulator will be set up to ensure the safety of building materials after ‘deeply disturbing’ evidence of malpractice was heard at the Grenfell Inquiry, the Government has said. The investigation into the fatal fire which killed 72 people in 2017 has heard that some firms involved in the production of materials used on … Read more

His Dark Materials renewed for season three… after Lin-Manuel Miranda shares funny on-set video

His Dark Materials renewed for season three… after Lin-Manuel Miranda shares funny on-set video By Cassie Carpenter For Dailymail.com Published: 18:28 GMT, 22 December 2020 | Updated: 18:28 GMT, 22 December 2020 BBC One and HBO officially renewed His Dark Materials for a third season just two days after the second season finale aired. Production … Read more

Scientist propose reordering the periodic table to identify materials with useful properties

Two scientists in Moscow have proposed replacing the periodic table as the chief way to organize elements. Rather than ordering by atomic number (the number of protons in the nucleus) the chart lists elements by two fundamental properties— their atomic radius and how strongly its atoms attract electrons— known collectively as an element’s Mendeleev Number. … Read more

Use UK -made materials for the green revolution, say bosses and unions

Use British-made materials for the green revolution, bosses and unions urge Boris By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 18 November 2020 | Updated: 22:22 GMT, 18 November 2020 Bosses and union leaders are calling for ministers to use British-made materials to build the eco-friendly houses, wind turbines and nuclear plants in … Read more

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: There’s little magic in the creaky and preachy His Dark Materials 

His Dark Materials  Rating: The Trials Of Oscar Pistorius Rating: Sunday teatime, long ago, used to be the time for really dreadful children’s drama. Stilted actors in period costumes performed stories with a religious message that Auntie deemed improving for our young minds. His Dark Materials (BBC1) is carrying on that grand tradition.  This big-budget … Read more

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: There’s little magic in the creaky and preachy His Dark Materials 

His Dark Materials  Rating: The Trials Of Oscar Pistorius Rating: Sunday teatime, long ago, used to be the time for really dreadful children’s drama. Stilted actors in period costumes performed stories with a religious message that Auntie deemed improving for our young minds. His Dark Materials (BBC1) is carrying on that grand tradition.  This big-budget … Read more