The increasing demand for lightweight, high-performance structural components in aerospace, defence and energy sectors has intensified interest in aluminium alloys produced by additive manufacturing. Among these materials, high-strength 7075 alloys offer outstanding strength-to-weight ratios but remain highly susceptible to hot cracking, hydrogen…

High performance metallic materials and composites hybrids and architecture materialsThe research activities of IMAP on high performance metallic materials and composites hybrids and architecture materials often involve an important manufacturing step. Manufacturing in IMAP is performed by various techniques that are widely studied in particular…

Recycling is important in Belgium. Rubbish is sorted at the source – in other words, in the household – into specific coloured sacks that must be purchased at local supermarkets, or into similarly coloured bins (depending on accommodation). Rubbish crews collect the sacks from the curb or trash bin outside residences on specific days – leaving…

  The impacts of pollutants on freshwater and deep-sea marine fish The deep sea is a sink for pollutants.  Among marine fishes, those thriving in the deep sea are particularly exposed to pollutants as these tend to absorb on organic matter particles sinking to the bottom of the oceans. Few studies were carried out on these deep…