Inform and Communicate
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THE MAGAZINE DEVOTED TO NICKEL AND ITS APPLICATIONS |
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| NICKEL MAGAZINE continues to feature new and existing applications of nickel and nickel steels, alloys
and compounds from around the world in a way that is most useful to the reader. |
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In the mid-1980s, few people had heard of nano devices, hybrids (as in gasoline/electric vehicles), robotic laser welding, LNG tankers, "green" buildings, fuel cells, or the Internet, among other technologies that rely on nickel. That is why the first editions of Nickel Magazine were concerned instead with new applications of nickel-containing materials in architectural, electro-plating, marine, pulp and paper, and oil and gas, most of which are commonplace today.
Today’s designers, architects and engineers are living in a different world from that of 1984, when this magazine was launched. As these professionals and innovators strive to provide society with cleaner air, water and food, and a better, sustainable way of life, they find themselves distracted by a wide range of issues and concerns, such as life-cycle analysis, "rouging," metal dusting and risk assessment, to name just a few.
The founders of this magazine were clear in stating that "Nickel will regularly feature new and existing applications of nickel and nickel steels, alloys and compounds from around the world. It will contain news of developments in nickel technology and references to salient technical reports and publications. It will review new nickel-containing products from time to time as they are made known to us and judged to be appropriate."
We have striven to realize that objective by publishing timely, international articles on the use of nickel in architecture, the automotive sector, chemical processes, water, energy and food & beverage industry.
As we continue to improve Nickel Magazine, our purpose remains "to inform in a way that is most useful to the reader. The format and content of Nickel will therefore vary as necessary to fulfill this purpose."
Increasingly, the most useful way to inform a global audience is to make information available on-line in languages other than just English and to provide mechanisms for readers to respond. In this way, the role of informing shifts to one of inter-communicating. That is why, in addition to a print edition, Nickel Magazine is published on-line, and not just in English but in French, German and Spanish as well. And that is why subscribers are informed by e-mail as soon as an issue has been posted. Most of the response we receive from readers arrives by e-mail.
We look forward to communicating the benefits of nickel and nickel-containing materials to you for the next 20 years and appreciate any comments you have to offer.
Editor
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