Open AccessGuest Editorial: Making the Most of Our Materials
Author(s) -
Jacqueline Edge
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
johnson matthey technology review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.571
H-Index - 49
ISSN - 2056-5135
DOI - 10.1595/205651319x15640587615677
Subject(s) - toolbox , sustainable energy , energy (signal processing) , nanotechnology , environmental economics , environmental science , engineering , materials science , renewable energy , mechanical engineering , electrical engineering , economics , statistics , mathematics
Recent advances in energy technology are driven by the need to mitigate climate change and find sustainable, non-polluting ways to power our communities. However, a large proportion of the impact arises from the materials used to make energy devices (1) and it is therefore important to generate and use materials effectively, while finding ways to minimise waste, energy use and harmful chemicals during device fabrication. This editorial describes the materials science toolbox for making the most of our resources.