Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) is a highly utilised material for the manufacture of shoe soles and mid-soles due to its comfort, durability and UV stability.
All 25 works included in the 1995 publication, Bronwyn Oliver: mnemonic chords, were made in copper, though a handful also utilised other materials such as bronze, lead or, in one case, fibreglass.
Utilising materials and images of drag queens, the baroque, teddy boys and black rubber, Glasgow-based artist Clare Stephenson creates installations and drawings that combine pop culture and history into unsettling portraits.
Many of these novel systems utilise materials in a unique application within the challenging marine environment and their long term durability remains to be proven.
In the final qualitative analysis twelve full-text articles were eliminated as there was a focus on aggregated rather than unit costs (five studies) and seven studies relied on unit costs from previously utilised published material.
However, it is hard to utilise these materials easily because of their intrinsic characteristics, such as the low conductivity of metal oxides and the poor mechanical strength of conducting polymers.
Fibres are the key constituents of all fibrous assemblies used in any technical and nontechnical applications; hence, to utilise these materials effectively, an in-depth knowledge and understanding of their physical and chemical properties are imperative to any design structures and their expected performance criteria.
Utilising organic materials such as dried fruits and vegetables, wine, bones, hair and wood, her delicate assemblages, photographs, drawings and paintings are deeply personal and speak immediately to the viewer.
Students increasingly use mobile devices like smartphones for learning purposes, and appreciate being able to utilise multimedia materials like video clips [ 7] or podcasts [ 8] for the preparation or revision of course content.
This "industrial" basis does not mean it has to be stark and unwelcoming, though a good knowledge of how to utilise these materials is essential.
