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Founded in January 2012, the Arctic Oil Spill Response Technology Joint Industry Programme (JIP) has just moved into phase II of its research. As it tests the waters in six different areas - and welcomes its latest member Gazprom Neft - what lies ahead for response teams working in icy conditions?

In this edition of Latest In Defence, BAE Systems releases timelapse footage of the first Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier being floated out into open water, the US Marines have tamed a fearsome four-legged robot to help carry kit, and DARPA demonstrates a bullet that always hits its target.

Four Almirante Padilla Class frigates designed and built by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) are in service with the Colombian Navy. The frigates are used to conduct missions such as anti-piracy, anti-smuggling and counter-terrorism. They are also deployed in patrol missions across Caribbean and Pacific waters.

Atlanta Field is a post-salt oil field located 185km off the coast of Rio de Janeiro in Block BS-4 of Santos Basin, at a water depth of 1,550m. First production from the field is expected in mid-2016.

Plant Extraction is a process to gather the trace bioactive compounds from the tissue of a plant. In fact，mankind discovered the benefits of plants very early，such as for food or pharm application. Especially in China, people have discovered the medicinal value of plants and it was widely used in disease treatment or health care. The treatment was mainly through the method of water decoction, and later developed a lot of solvent extraction technology. Modern planting technology combines multiple separation methods in a more efficient and precise way.

Industry wastewater treatment is a complex process since there are different kinds of pollutants against different industries, such as petrochemical industry, Coal Chemical Industry,Dye chemical, pesticides industry, Pharmaceuticals, electroplate industry, Electronic industry, hydrometallurgy industry.

Polysorbate 20, also known as polyoxyethylene 20 sorbitan monolaurate. It consists of sorbitol, ethylene oxide, and lauric acid. It has a molecular formula of C58H114O26. At room temperature, it is in the form of a pale-yellow to yellow viscous liquid at room temperature. Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate is an O/W emulsifier with a polysorbate 20 HLB of 16.7. Polysorbate 20 is great at emulsifying and stabilizing oils in water. Polysorbate 20 uses as a solubilizers and penetrants and dispersants in food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic formulations. It can also use as a softener, finishing agent, antistatic agent, and lubricant in the textile industry.