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    • Dr Kate T. Q. Nguyen

    Leader of the Innovative Fire Engineering (IFE) Group, Leader of the CRC-P for Advanced Manufacturing of High Performance Building Envelope Systems, Department of Infrastructure Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Melbourne

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    Sciences & Technology

    The particles making building cladding fire-safe

    Inspired by the insulation on a humble electrical cable, researchers and industry have found that tiny ceramic particles can make plastic-backed cladding fire-safe

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    Sciences & Technology

    Nanoclay can stop cladding fires spreading

    Researchers have found that treating building cladding with nano-sized particles of clay can prevent cladding fires from spreading, while significantly reducing the heat and smoke from burning

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