New commercial opportunities for powder suppliers have been identified
through research programs carried out at the University College, Swan
sea, on the development of metallic flake products and other novel par
ticulate materials for a variety of tonnage and niche markets. This pr
ofile outlines the new product development avenues identified for fing
erprint detection, for defensive screening against modern electro-opti
c weapon systems and for calibration of advanced instruments for parti
cle size measurement and aerosol characterization.