Materials Innovation

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Breakthrough method creates 2D-layered metallic materials

Wood-based material cleans up toxic water using only the Sun

‘Cosmic concrete’ developed, twice as strong as regular concrete

Health sensors made from seaweed outperform synthetic materials

Shapeshifting AI material created that learns and adapts to changing conditions

Drying technique helps flat wooden objects morph into 3D shapes

Wind turbine blades could be recycled into sweets

Scratches to car paint disappear with self-healing coating material

Biodegradable silk process developed to replace microplastics

UK to build second-largest magnet refinery outside China

Artificial leaf devices can produce clean hydrogen from water

Injectable gel used as scaffold to repair damaged heart

Graphyne, sister material to graphene, created in bulk for the first time

Engineered crystals could help computers run on less power

The eccentric engineer: how an unsticky glue took a decade to finally stick

Simulation of radioactive debris to aid clean-up at Fukushima site

‘Metamaterial’ created capable of absorbing and unleashing vast untapped energy

Permanent magnet developer wins 2022 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering

Entirely new materials unearthed with AI tool

Siemens Gamesa launches recyclable wind turbine blade

‘Smart’ shirt keeps tabs on the heart

Environmentally-friendly concrete cuts carbon emissions by two thirds

Meringue-like material could help reduce aircraft noise

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