However, the sheer magnitude of this challenge and its huge environmental effects, caused by more than 2 billion tonnes of metals produced every year, make its sustainability an essential research topic not only from a technological point of view but also from a basic materials research perspective. This may be attributed to the fact that the field of sustainable metals describes a global challenge, but not yet a homogeneous research field. Although the influence of metals on global warming has been discussed with respect to mitigation strategies and socio-economic factors, the fundamental materials science to make the metallurgical sector more sustainable has been less addressed. Even under optimal conditions, at least one-third of the metals will also in the future come from primary production, creating huge emissions.

A circular economy model does not work, because market demand exceeds the available scrap currently by about two-thirds. Therefore, metals must become more sustainable. Warning: Contains explicit M/M sex and the disruption of a quiet Scottish town by a fistfight and some tight designer jeans.Production of metals stands for 40% of all industrial greenhouse gas emissions, 10% of the global energy consumption, 3.2 billion tonnes of minerals mined, and several billion tonnes of by-products every year. He’s given his heart away, and it’s time to pay the price. When tragedy strikes, Cam’s resolutely held secret is finally revealed and Nichol must face the truth. Even his grandfather takes to the cheeky city boy, whose hard work and good head for figures help set the farm back on its feet.Īs the cold Scottish springtime melts into summer, Nichol finds himself falling in love. Somehow, Cam quickly charms his way through Nichol’s defenses and into his heart. Something about the young man’s tired resignation touches Nichol deeply, and instead of giving him the business end of a shotgun, he offers Cam a blanket and a place to stay. He says his name is Cam, and he’s on the run from a Glasgow gang. Nichol? Not so much.Īs lambing season progresses in the teeth of an icy north wind, the last straw is the intruder Nichol catches in the barn. His late brother and mother had been well suited to life on Seacliff Farm. Now he’s hip deep in sheep, mud and collies.

One year ago, before Fate took a wrecking ball to his life, Nichol was happily working on his doctorate in linguistics. Is there room for love in a heart full of secrets?

Scrap Metal by Harper Fox