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EOR = Elements of Risk in Materials World
Marvels = Materials World (linked articles before 2020 NLA!)
MID = Materials in Design
MM = Material Matters in Materials World (list on IOM3 website)
MOTM = Materials of the Month in Materials World
PAEM = Plastics as Engineering Materials in Engineering
Sport = Materials in Sport in Materials World

Material Source Journal Date Pages Author
Accidental discoveries Marvels 41 Materials World September 2021 62-63 Shardell Joseph
Acetals PAEM 01 Engineering August 1978   Pope
Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene MOTM 23 Materials World November 2005 33 Anonymous
Additive layer manufacturing Editorial Materials World October 2017 38-39 Robert Lancaster
Additive manufacture Editorial Materials World September 2016 42-44 E Ryan & A Scott
Adhesives MID 08 Design October 1990 36-37 Derek Bates
Aerogels News Materials World August 2017 14 Simon Frost
Aggregated diamond nanorods MOTM 42 Materials World June 2013 48-49 Maria Felice
Aircraft wing Marvels 26 Materials World June 2019 62-65 Shardell Joseph
Aluminium MOTM 16 Materials World April 2005 18 Anonymous
Aluminium MOTM 85 Materials World March 2017 62-64 Natalie Daniels
Aluminium alloy extrusions MID 16 Design October 1991 4 Peter Hartley
Aluminium foil MOTM 41 Materials World April 2013 55 Maria Felice 
Another perspective on fracking MM 50 Materials World July 2014 26 Craig Durham
Antimony EOR 02 Materials World April 2015 10 Eoin Redahan
Asbestos MOTM 56 Materials World September 2014 62-64 Anna Ploszajski
Asbestos removal Event report Materials World October 2015 10-11 Simon Frost
Bamboo MOTM 70 Materials World November 2015 64-65 Anna Ploszajski
Bamboo (requires IOM3 login) Feature Materials World December 2018 34-35 Jim Platts
Banking on a legacy MM 31 Materials World December 2012 27 Craig Durham
Barcodes Marvels 40 Materials World June 2021 58-59 Shardell Joseph
Bicycles Sport 01 Materials World July 2015 22-23 Simon Frost
Bicycles (login required) Feature Materials World November 2016 38-40 Simon Frost
Bio-based polymers MOTM 86 Materials World April 2017 61-63  Simon Frost
Biodegradable plastics MOTM 46 Materials World October 2013 50-51 Maria Felice
Biodegradable polymersTechnicalities 03 DesignNovember 19939Elaine Wale
BiomimeticsMarvels 39 Materials WorldApril 202158-61Andrea Gaini
Bioplastics FeatureMaterials WorldDecember 201820 Stuart Patrick
Bird brained birdman MM 25Materials WorldJune 201220 Craig Durham
Black history month Marvels 30Materials WorldOctober 201962-65 Shardell Joseph
Bone MOTM 67 Materials World August 2015 62-63 Anna Ploszajski
Borax MOTM 08Materials WorldAugust 200426 Anonymous
Boron nitride/borophene Special reportMaterials WorldFebruary 201612-14 Simon Frost
Bottle tops “capping it off” Marvels 35 Materials World March 2020 57-59 Ceri Jones
BP Deepwater Horizon disaster MM 01Materials WorldJune 201054 Craig Durham
Bronze MOTM 55Materials WorldAugust 201464-65 Anna Ploszajski
Burj Khalifa Marvels 15Materials WorldJuly 201862-65 Ellis Davies
Carbon MOTM 20Materials WorldAugust 200530 Anonymous
Carbon black Need IOM3 ID/PWMaterials WorldDecember 201439-41 Chris Norris
Carbon fibre composites MOTM 05Materials WorldMay 200422 Anonymous
Carbon fibre composites MOTM 84 Materials World February 2017 61-63 Simon Frost
Carbon nanotubes MOTM 65 Materials World June 2015 60-62 Anna Ploszajski
Casting (modern concepts) MID 17 Design November 1991 57 Peter Hartley
Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore Marvels 05 Materials World September 2017 60-64 Kathryn Allen
CE marking MM 47 Materials World April 2014 21 Craig Durham
Cellulose acetate MOTM 01 Materials World January 2004 22 Anonymous
Ceramics MID 05 Design July 1990 54-55 Derek Bates
Chartered Engineer MM 08 Materials World January 2011 51 Craig Durham
Christmas materials Marvels 38 Materials World December 2020 46-47 editorial team
Christmas tree lifecycleMarvels 32Materials World December 201955-57Shardell Joseph
ChromiumMOTM 66Materials World July 201561-63Anna Ploszajski
CoalMM 35Materials World April 201323Craig Durham
Coal MOTM 48Materials WorldDecember 2013 50-51Maria Felice
Cochlear implantMarvels 34Materials World February 202055-57Shardell Jospeh
ColtanMOTM 06Materials World June 200418Anonymous
CompositesMID 04Design June 199058-59Derek Bates
Composites recycling Editorial Materials World December 2016 10 Frazer Barnes
Concorde Marvels 02 Materials World June 2017 60-63 Simon Frost
Concrete MOTM 25 Materials World January 2006 25 Anonymous
Concrete MOTM 45 Materials World September 2013 58-59 Maria Felice
Concrete angel MM 29 Materials World October 2012 15 Craig Durham
Conferences MM 16 Materials World September 2011 51 Craig Durham
Copper MOTM 11 Materials World November 2004 20 Anonymous
Copper MOTM 49 Materials World February 2014 53-55 Anna Ploszajski
Cork MOTM 64 Materials World May 2015 61-63 Anna Ploszajski
Cricket Sport 03 Materials World September 2015 22-23 Rhiannon Garth Jones
Crystal Palace Marvels 07 Materials World November 2017 61-63 Anna Ploszajski
Desktop CAD/CAM Technicalities 09 Design May 1994 11 Clive Maier
Dopamine bound graphene Feature Materials World December 2018 16 Ellis Davies
Dr Marten’s footwear Marvels 29 Materials World September 2019 63-65 Ceri Jones
Economics of oil MM 12 Materials World May 2011 49 Craig Durham
Elbphilharmonie (Hamburg reflection) Marvels 10 Materials World February 2018 60-63 Ellis Davies
Electric cars MM 19 Materials World December 2011 47 Craig Durham
Electricity pylons MM 15 Materials World August 2011 52 Craig Durham
Electroforming Editorial Materials World December 2015 32-33 Tony Hart
Employment essentials MM 48 Materials World May 2014 20 Craig Durham
England's forests MM 11 Materials World April 2011 59 Craig Durham
Environmental protesting MM 42 Materials World November 2013 19 Craig Durham
ETFE (ethylene tetrafluoroethylene) MOTM 73 Materials World March 2016 62-63 Anna Ploszajski
Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) MOTM 27 Materials World March 2006 33 Anonymous
Fabrics from recycled PET Technicalities 02 Design October 1993 9 Elaine Wale
Fashion-forward fabrics (JPG) Marvels 28 Materials World August 2019 62-65 Anthony Caggiano
Faster than the speed of light? MM 20 Materials World January 2012 59 Craig Durham
Fellows MM 07 Materials World December 2010 53 Craig Durham
Fibre optics MOTM 54 Materials World July 2014 62-64 Anna Ploszajski
Fibres MID 11 Design January 1991 44 Derek Bates
Final frontier (space) MM 17 Materials World October 2011 49 Craig Durham
Flax MOTM 38 Materials World July 2012 35 Maria Felice
Food cans Marvels 31 Materials World November 2019 55-57 Ceri Jones
Forest thinnings MID 13 Design May 1991 55 Roy Tam
Formula 1 Sport 05 Materials World November 2015 18-19 Rhiannon Garth Jones
Fracking MM 46 Materials World March 2014 21 Craig Durham
Fracking Editorial Materials World April 2018   Gary Peters
Fuel for thought MM 43 Materials World December 2013 21 Craig Durham
Glass MOTM 29 Materials World May 2006 33 Anonymous
Glass fibre composites MOTM 21 Materials World September 2005 29 Anonymous
Goethite nanofibres in limpet teeth MW Feature Materials World April 2016 33-35 Ledetta Asfa-Wossen
Gold MOTM 30 Materials World June 2006 30 Anonymous
Gold MOTM 75 Materials World May 2016 58-60 Anna Ploszajski
Golden gateway Marvels 11 Materials World March 2018 62-65 Kathryn Allen
Government policy MM 32 Materials World January 2013 16 Craig Durham
Graphene Feature Materials World October 2015 46-47 Martin Kemp
Graphene Feature Ingenia 75 June 2018 29-33 Abigail Beall
Greatest material on earth MM 24 Materials World May 2012 18 Craig Durham
Gulf of Mexico disaster MM 05 Materials World November 2010 50 Craig Durham
Gun protection MW Feature Materials World December 2017 10-11 Khai Trung Le
Hanford B nuclear reactor Marvels 04 Materials World August 2017 60-63 Khai Trung Le
Hastelloy (nickel-based superalloys) MOTM 17 Materials World May 2005 21 Anonymous
Helium MM 45 Materials World February 2014 25 Craig Durham
Hemp MOTM 78 Mayterials World August 2016 59-61 Anna Ploszajski
High density polyethylene PAEM 02 Engineering October 1978   Allwood
Hoover Dam: tame the river Marvels 09 Materials World January 2018 60-63 Ines Nastali
Human-powered flight MM 25 Materials World June 2012 20 Craig Durham
Icons of industry MM 30 Materials World November 2012 50 Craig Durham
In-mould painting Technicalities 06 Design February 1994 10 Clive Maier
invisible bracesMarvels 34Materials World February 202055-57Shardell Jospeh
IOM3 Code of ConductMM 05Materials World October 201050Craig Durham
IronMOTM 22Materials World October 200525Anonymous
Jubilee Index MM 26Materials World July 201223Craig Durham
KaolinMOTM 26Materials World February 200627Anonymous
Knowledge banksMM 37Materials World June 201321Craig Durham
La Specola Observatory Marvels 27 Materials World July 2019 62-64 Idha Valeur
Lead MOTM 10 Materials World October 2004 22 Anonymous
Lead zirconium titanate (PZT) MOTM 37 Materials World May 2012 40 Maria Felice
Leather MOTM 83 Materials World January 2017 62-64 Anna Ploszajski
Life on Mars MM 28 Materials World September 2012 21 Craig Durham
Light at the end of the tunnel MM 22 Materials World March 2012 50 Craig Durham
London Underground  MM 36 Materials World May 2013 25 Craig Durham
Lou Ruvo Clinic (Frank Gehry) Marvels 13 Materials World May 2018 60-63 Ines Nastali
Lycra (elastane/spandex polyurethane) MOTM 31 Materials World July 2001 33 Anonymous
Magnesium MOTM 04 Materials World April 2004 24 Anonymous
Manganese MOTM 02 Materials World February 2004 20 Anonymous
Marine biofouling Feature Materials World September 2018 28-31 Mills, Pope & Masters
Mary Rose Feature Materials World October 2018 10-12 Khai Trung Le
Material failures MID 06 Engineering August 1990 78-79 Derek Bates
Matewan, West Virginia Marvels 21 Materials World January 2019 62-65 Khai Trung Le
Memory foamMarvels 34Materials World February 202055-57Shardell Jospeh
Metal foams MOTM 72 Materials World February 2016 59-61 Anna Ploszajski
Metal injection moulding Technicalities 08 Design April 1994 11 Clive Maier
Metal injection moulding Marvels 36 Materials World May 2020 51-53 Idha Valeur 
Metal organic frameworks MOTM 80Materials World October 201661-63Simon Frost
Metal theft MM 33 Materials World February 2013 22 Craig Durham
Mining in space MM 34 Materials World March 2013 25 Craig Durham
Mining in the UK MM 13 Materials World June 2011 50 Craig Durham
Modern communications MM 09 Materials World February 2011 51 Craig Durham
Molybdenum MOTM 28 Materials World April 2006 27 Anonymous
Molybdenum EOR 03  Materials World June 2015 10 Khai Trung Le
Moulded interconnect devices Technicalities 07 Design March 1994 8 Clive Maier
Musical instruments (needs login) Editorial Materials World September 2016 38-41 Ellis Davies
NASA Voyager missions MM 39 Materials World August 2013 28 Craig Durham
Natural gas MM 14 Materials World July 2011 58 Craig Durham
Nickel MOTM 14 Materials World February 2005 18 Anonymous
Nickel MOTM 68 Materials World September 2015 62-64 Anna Ploszajski
Nidarosdomen (Trondheim cathedral) Marvels 20 Materials World December 2018 52-55 Idha Valeur
Niobium EOR 04 Materials World August 2015 10 Khai Trung Le
Nurturing young STEMs MM 05 Materials World September 2010 46 Craig Durham
Nylon MOTM19 Materials World July 2005 28 Anonymous
Nylon MOTM 50 Materials World March 2014 58-59 Anna Ploszajski
Nylon 6 PAEM 05 Engineering June 1979   Parker
Oil and gas MM 41 Materials World October 2013 22 Craig Durham
Panama Canal: strategic waterway Marvels 14 Materials World June 2018 60-63 Kathryn Allen
Paper MID 15 Design July 1991 38-39 Valda Bruno
Paper MOTM 35 Materials World November 2006 11 Anonymous
Paper MOTM 51 Materials World April 2014 54-55 Anna Ploszajski
Phosphorene Feature Materials World June 2016 21 Natalie Daniels
Piper Alpha MM 38 Materials World July 2013 20 Craig Durham
Plant Age MM 40 Materials World September 2013 23 Craig Durham
Plastic litter MM 03 Materials World August 2010 49 Craig Durham
Plastics (changing perceptions) MID 10 Design December 1990 43 Derek Bates
Plastics and the environment MID 09 Design November 1990 66-67 Derek Bates
Platinum MOTM 18 Materials World June 2005 17 Anonymous
Platinum MOTM 60 Materials World January 2015 61-63 Anna Ploszajski
Plutonium MOTM 74 Materials World April 2016 61-63 Anna Ploszajski
Polycarbonate PAEM 04 Engineering April 1979   Trupp
Polycarbonate MOTM 77 Materials World July 2016 61-63 Anna Ploszajski
Polyester fibre MOTM 58 Materials World November 2014 60-62 Anna Ploszajski
Polyethersulphone PAEM 03 Engineering December 1978   Rigby
Polyethylene MID 01 Design March 1990 80-81 Derek Bates
Poly ethylene terephthalate (PET) MOTM 03 Materials World March 2004 30 Anonymous
Polypropylene MOTM 15 Materials World March 2005 25 Anonymous
Polystyrene MID 07 Design September 1990 64-65 Justin Bates
Polytetrafluoroethylene MOTM 39 Materials World December 2012 54 Maria Felice
Polyvinylchloride (PVC) MID02 Design April 1990 83 Derek Bates
Polyvinylchloride (PVC) MOTM 13 Materials World January 2005 24 Anonymous
Polyvinylchloride (PVC) MOTM 52 Materials World May 2014 50-51 RG Jones
Porcelain MOTM 76 Materials World June 2016 60-62 Anna Ploszajski
Precision Engineering MM 23 Materials World April 2012 16 Craig Durham
Pyrolysing plastic waste Feature Ingenia 75 June 2018 24-28 G Watts, A Haworth
Quartz MOTM 36 Materials World December 2006 28 Anonymous
Quartz MOTM 71 Materials World December 2015 61-63 Anna Ploszajski
Railways Marvels 12 Materials World April 2018 60-63 Gary Peters
Rapid prototyping Design Services Design February 1994 36-38 Clive Maier
Recycling plastic products MID 14 Design April 1991 46-47 Robert Abler
Regulatory revamp MM 44 Materials World January 2014 20 Craig Durham
Reinventing the bicycle wheelMarvels 24 Materials WorldApril 201960-63Ceri Jones
Resins MID 12 Design February 1991 51 Derek Bates
Rocket-powered records MM 02 Materials World July 2010 52 Craig Durham
Rotational moulding Technicalities 05 Design January 1994 9 Clive Maier
Rubber MOTM 07 Materials World July 2004 20 Anonymous
Rubber MOTM 79 Materials World September 2016 60-63 Anna Ploszajski
Rugby Union Sport 04 Materials World October 2015 25-25 James Perkins
Safety conversation MM 21 Materials World February 2012 49 Craig Durham
Sagrada Família Marvels 03 Materials World July 2017 61-63 Ellis Davies
Seabed mining MM 49 Materials World June 2014 27 Craig Durham
Sheet glass MOTM 43 Materials World July 2013 52-53 Maria Felice
Shinkansen bullet train Marvels 08 Materials World December 2017 61-63 Gary Peters
Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings Marvels 23 Materials World March 2019 62-65 Shardell Joseph
Silica aerogel MOTM 40 Materials World February 2013 54-55 Maria Felice
Silicon MOTM 62 Materials World March 2015 61-63 Anna Ploszajski
Silicon carbide MOTM 72 Materials World January 2016 20-21 Simon Frost
Silk MOTM 81 Materials World November 2016 62-64 Khai Trung Le
Silver MOTM 12 Materials World December 2004 22 Anonymous
Silver MOTM 53 Materials World June 2014 68-70 Anna Ploszajski
Skyfall MM 31 Materials World December 2012 19 Craig Durham
Smart materials MID 18 Design June 1992 44 Gardiner & Bailey
Snowboarding Sport 06 Materials World December 2015 24-25 Natalie Daniels
Space Shuttle Enterprise Marvels 18 Materials World October 2018 62-65 Ceri Jones
Speckle painting Technicalities 04 Design December 1993 10 Clive Maier
Spider silk (black widow's web) Feature Materials World December 2018 10 Idha Valeur
Sporting performance MM 27 Materials World August 2012 23 Craig Durham
SS Great Britain Marvels 01 Materials World May 2017 61-62 Khai Trung Le
Stainless steel MID 03 Design May 1990 50-51 Derek Bates
Stainless sttech dopingeel MOTM 36 Materials World September 2012 52 Maria Felice
Strategic metals MM 10 Materials World March 2011 55 Craig Durham
SunglassesMarvels 34Materials World February 202055-57Shardell Jospeh
Superhydrophobic materialsMOTM 44Materials World August 201350-51Maria Felice
SurfingSport 02Materials World August 201524-25James Perkins
Swimwear Marvels 37 Materials WorldSeptember 202062-64Idha Valeur
Synthetic rubber and the artificial heartMarvels 06 Materials World October 201760-63James Perkins
Taj MahalMarvels 17 Materials WorldSeptember 201864-67Kathryn Allen
TeflonMOTM 32Materials World August 200624Anonymous
Teflon MOTM 61 Materials World February 2015 60-62 Anna Ploszajski
Tennis Sport 07 Materials World January 2016 61-63 Anna Ploszajski
Textile Moulding Technicalities 01 Design September 1993 9 Clive Maier
Thrust SSC (The Chase) Marvels 16 Materials World August 2018 62-65 Ines Nastali
Timber ~ Out of the woods Marvels 25 Materials World May 2019 72-75 Anthony Caggiano
Tin MOTM 82 Materials World December 2016 61-63 Ellis Davies
Titanium MOTM 33 Materials World September 2006 25 Anonymous
Titanium MOTM 47 Materials World November 2013 58-59 Maria Felice
Titanium MOTM 57 Materials World October 2014 58-60 Anna Ploszajski
Tungsten EOR 01 Materials World February 2015 19 Eoin Redahan
Tungsten MOTM 63 Materials World April 2015 60-62 Anna Ploszajski
UraniumMOTM 24Materials World December 200519Anonymous
V&A DundeeMarvels 21Materials World January 201948-51Ceri Jones
Vespa motor scooter Marvels 33Materials World January 202063-65Idha Valeur
Vitrimers FeatureReinforced Plastics May-June 2018162-166DA Kissounko et al
Water filtrationMarvels 34Materials World February 202055-57Shardell Jospeh
Windsor Castle Marvels 19Materials World November 201862-65Ceri Jones
Wire MOTM 59Materials World December 201461-63Anna Ploszajski
World Trade Center 7 collapseFeatureMaterials World November 201916-17Shardell Joseph
ZeolitesMOTM 69Materials World October 201562-64Anna Ploszajski
ZirconMOTM 34Materials World October 200626Anonymous
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