With renewed interest in antimicrobial copper to help fight Covid-19 there’s been a big spike in demand for surgical masks with a built in copper defence. Google ‘copper masks’ these days and you’ll be inundated with news on the topic, everything from scientific details about how they work to a raft of companies and startups […]
Copper Takes Aim At Future
A new infographic from the International Copper Association shows how copper is essential to life. From technology to energy, manufacturing, communication and mobility copper is the world’s hardest working metal. Click on link below to view infographic. ICA-Infographic-Essentiality-202004-R2
Copper OLEDs Could Be Lighting Future
A new kind of copper OLED technology could scale up to inexpensively light entire rooms and homes for the first time……and do it cheaply and efficiently at the same time. At the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI in Switzerland, researchers have gained insights into a promising material for organic light-emitting diodes, or OLEDs. The substance enables […]
Can Copper Help Fight Covid-19?
“Experts on copper and microbiology recommend expanded use of copper alloys in public spaces to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and minimize future pandemics”, say two U.S. experts-Harold Michels and Corinne Michels-in a new article. “Antimicrobial copper alloys are potentially powerful weapons. These alloys must be widely deployed in public spaces on common touch surfaces, especially […]
3D Copper Printing Grows Up
3D printing of complex copper parts for use in medical imaging and treatment, the electrical grid, satellite communications and more are on the horizon. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory with other collaborators are developing 3D copper printing techniques to build accelerator components and vacuum electronic devices. “We’re trying to […]
Copper Substitution Stays Low
Substitution of copper remained very low during 2019 says a new study, with the impact less than 1% across the whole of the global copper demand market. Commissioned by the International Copper Association (ICA)-and undertaken by DMM Advisory Group-the study showed net material substitution standing at just 244KT. The research showed that new trends, such […]
A Copper Coated Defence?
An Australian company is copper coating everyday objects like door knobs & touch plates it says can help fight infections like Covid-19. The Darwin based company, SPEE3D, has developed a new 3D printing process called Activat3D Copper to coat existing Stainless Steel or Brass door furniture-amongst other items-with pure Copper. The company recently released news […]
Copper Fish Nets Disrupt Aquaculture
Copper alloy nets have been around for a while-including here in the Asia Pacific-but their strength & antimicrobial qualities are finding new customers says undercurrentnews. German copper materials maker Wieland patented its cage mesh technology five years ago and has been slowly building a healthy market in offshore aquaculture. The company now has customers in […]
New AntiMicrobial Copper Group
The Antimicrobial Copper Action Network formed to promote the use of copper & copper alloy surfaces to fight infections. And a new web site aims to help. The Antimicrobial Copper Action Network is a group of individuals with unique expertise in all aspects of antimicrobial copper ranging from laboratory research to component sourcing and installation. […]
Smart Homes Face Covid-19 Challenge Too
The impact of Covid-19 on our homes is big, but it tends to miss one key question……how well they’re handling the internet. Most articles look at how well the internet is dealing with the explosion in demand as we work, school, shop, access telemedicine & entertain ourselves online at home. Download speeds dropped 38% in […]
Climate Action Spurs Copper
International Copper Association sponsored research shows climate-related retrofitting such as air conditioning installation, heat pumps and renewable energy are driving demand for copper. Global demand for copper in climate-based commercial building retrofitting is forecast to grow from 40KT in 2020 to 160KT by 2035, roughly a 10% CAGR growth. The Building Services Research and Information […]
Copper Surfaces & Covid-19
There’s been a lot of media about the fact Covid-19 lives for just 4 hours on copper versus 3 days on steel or plastic (1). But what does that really mean? “Copper is antimicrobial. Meaning it can kill bacteria and viruses, sometimes within minutes” said a recent article which points to multiple studies (2) showing […]
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