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THE twenty-first annual report of the Council for Industrial Research*, Common1947,states that considering the year ended June 30, consideration was being given to it of two divisions for textile research, tental work on the chemistry and f the wool fibre, and the other to concentrate on the technology of the spinning and utilization of wool. It was hoped at an early stage to commence some work on the degreasing of wool with hydrocarbon solvents as distinct from the normal soap and water scours, and that university research workers will be encouraged to study the fundamental structure and properties of the wool fibre. Other new developments include the appointment of an officer to take charge of the Meteorological Physics Section, where work for a few years will centre on the detailed examination of the atmospheric conditions over a small area. Arrangements have also been made by the Council for a small co-operative section of metallurgy to be accommodated at the University of Melbourne. The initial programme of work will include studies of the properties of metals at high temperatures, the preparation of metal compacts from metal powders and the application of X-rays to studies of metals and alloys. A small team of engineers and chemists has been collected to study the utilization of atomic energy for industrial purposes ; this team will work at Harwell, England, and arrangements have also been made for a cooperative programme of research in nuclear physics at the University of Melbourne. A Tracer Element Research Committee has been appointed to advise the Council in work with radioactive isotopes.
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Commonwealth council for Scientific and Industrial Research. Nature 163, 416–418 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/163416a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/163416a0