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Unilever-RSC International Symposium in China announced

One country, three cities, three meetings – The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) and Unilever are coming to China.

This Symposium will feature three one day meetings that will take place at three different locations throughout China. Each one day meeting will feature a selection of lectures covering the properties and applications of many different materials given by some of the world’s leading international scientists. The symposium is supported by Unilever and has been organised by them, the RSC, as well as the three host universities.

The three symposia will take place at the following:-

*  Monday 8th November – Symposium at University of Chemical Technology (BUCT), Beijing, hosted by  Professor Wantai Yang 
Wednesday 10th November – Symposium at Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, hosted by Professor Bogeng Li 
Thursday 11th November – Symposium at East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST),  Shanghai, hosted by Professor He Tian 

 

Attendance at any of the three one day meetings is free although delegates are asked to register; The symposium will appeal to academic and industrial scientists with an interest in functional materials science. Student participation is also strongly encouraged and each symposium will offer students the opportunity to present their work during a poster session.

For more information on this symposium, to see the list of speakers or to register your attendance please visit the website for more details.

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Self-healing coatings for steel

Intrinsically conducting polymer coatingA conducting polymer film acts as a self healing coating to protect metals from corrosion, say researchers in Japan.

Steel is used to construct many different structures but is susceptible to corrosion, which can limit its practical uses and lifetime. Structures such as bridges or boats are often exposed to salt solutions that rapidly corrode them. This is a large problem and costs related to corrosion in developed countries amounts to approximately four per cent of their gross national product.

Damian Kowalski and coworkers at Hokkaido University have developed a new type of coating using an intrinsically conducting polymer (ICP), polypyrrole, which could be used as an alternative to expensive and toxic chromates currently used.

Interested to know more? Read Jon Watson’s article in Highlights in Chemical Science for free here:

Original research article available here: Damian Kowalski, Mikito Ueda and Toshiaki Ohtsuka, J. Mater. Chem., 2010, 20, 7630 – 7633, DOI: 10.1039/c0jm00866d

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Joanne Thomson finds out what inspires Zhenan Bao to succeed

There’s an interesting interview with Zhenan Bao in Highlights in Chemical Technology. Zhenan Bao is tipped to be one of the great innovators of the 21st century. Joanne Thomson finds out what inspires her to succeed.

You can also read Zhenan Bao’s recent review in Journal of Materials Chemistry on ‘Fused aromatic thienopyrazines: structure, properties and function’.

Graphical abstract: Fused aromatic thienopyrazines: structure, properties and function

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Keep up-to-date with all the latest news from Journal of Materials Chemistry! Follow us at @JMaterChem to find out about our latest Hot Articles, themed issues, papers featured in Chemistry World and the wider scientific press, and much more!

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