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Chemistry researchers at Flinders University have ‘struck gold’ by discovering a new way to make ‘green’ polymers from low-cost building blocks with just a small amount of electricity.
The reaction is fast and occurs at room temperature. No hazardous chemical initiators are required – just electricity, with many potential uses including in gold mining and recycling e-waste, an interdisciplinary team reveal in an article just published in the prestigious Journal of the American Chemical Society.
Australian manufacturer of portable power products for the caravan and RV market, Ampfibian, has launched the first execution of its new integrated campaign ‘Badvice’, via Windsorborn, to drive awareness of its caravan adaptors.
Going Medieval
Fig. 1. Exterior of Cardiff Castle, Wales, as designed and restored for John Crichton-Stuart, third Marquess of Bute (1847–1900) by William Burges (1827–1881). The towers, right to left, are: the Clock Tower (1869–1874), Guest Tower (1875), Herbert Tower (built 1580s, heightened about 1880), Beauchamp Tower (built c. 1432–1439, spire added 1878), and the Bute Tower (built 1780s, heightened 1875).
Except as noted, all photographs are courtesy of the Cardiff Council.
Cardiff, the handsome capital of Wales, is known for its eponymous research university, its National Museum and art gallery, the open-air St. Fagans National Museum of History, well-preserved Victorian and Edwardian shopping arcades, abundant parklands, and other distinguishing attractions. However, the center of town boasts Cardiff’s chief glory, a many-towered fantasy whose crenellated walls, tall spires, and varied rooftops suggest some mythical stronghold (Fig. 1). Cardiff Castle embodies r