Laura Thomson

Senior Editor

Laura Thomson graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University with an English and Sociology degree. During her studies, Laura worked as a Proofreader and went on to do this full-time until moving on to work as a Website Editor for a leading analytics and media company.

In her spare time, Laura enjoys reading a range of books and writing historical fiction. She also loves to see new places in the world and spends many weekends walking with her Cocker Spaniel Millie.

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Articles from Laura

Recovering Precious Metals from E-Waste Using a Novel Sustainable Process

This article details a solvent-free and sustainable process by flash Joule heating to recover precious metals and remove hazardous heavy metals in electronic waste (e-waste). The process has been developed by Deng, B et al. and published in the Nature Communications journal.

24 Nov 2021

Investigation of Ancient Topography of Skouriotissa Copper Mine in Cyprus

Looking at Kassianidou, V. et al's paper published in the journal Antiquity, this article discusses the results of a project aimed at reconstructing the ancient industrial and cultural landscape of the Skouriotissa copper mine in Cyprus, which is the island’s last operating copper mine.

19 Nov 2021

Solutions for Constructing Modular Piling in the Arctic Shelf

This article proposes hypothetical solutions for constructing modular piling in Arctic nearshore conditions considering the distribution of loads during operation in seasonally flooded areas. The research is taken from Litvinenko, V. S et al's paper published in the International Journal of Mining S

3 Nov 2021

Novel Method for Monitoring Vibration Behavior During Underground Drilling

Coal is currently the key energy source in China, and this condition will not change for the foreseeable future. A majority of the coal mines are underground, involving more mining risks than open-pit mining methods. This article is based on Cheng, P. et al's journal paper published in Shock and Vib

2 Nov 2021

The Environmental Risks of Deep Seabed Mining

Filho, W et al. recently released a journal paper looking at the legal aspects of deep seabed mining (DSM) and the environmental risks it poses. The paper also suggests key issues miners will need to consider to significantly lower the environmental effects of DSM.

20 Oct 2021