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Materials

An electric current is applied to an engineered smart fabric consisting of plastic and steel fibres

Smart material activated by heat and electricity

Synthetic spider silk could advance sustainable apparel

Biochar blend makes concrete more environmentally friendly

Recycled plastic is on the road to sustainability

Thin-film solar cells on roof tiles

Greener method for recycling thin-film solar cells

A material developed by Asst. Prof. Sihong Wang and Prof. Juan de Pablo can stretch more than twice its original length without disrupting its ability to emit light and display a clear image

Chicago team develops stretchable OLED display

Mannok cement plant

Feasibility study points to decarbonisation of cement production

Engineers replicate polar bear strategy for keeping warm

Artificial lava used to plug oil and gas wells

Hear from additive manufacturing’s visionaries and innovators at July’s Additive International Summit

The team's 3D printed ferroelectric materials have been found to eliminate harmful bacteria including E coli

Bath Uni team creates antimicrobial 3D printed materials

Chemical engineering professor Dr. Jodie Lutkenhaus and chemistry assistant professor Dr. Daniel Tabor have discovered significant storage capacity in water-based batteries

Water-based batteries offer major storage capacity