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Buildings destroyed by war in Aleppo, Syria

Rubble from war-torn buildings repurposed as concrete aggregate

Coventry's newly designed shuttle will run on a lightweight track system

Sky blue thinking: Coventry VLR takes shape

Concept rendering of Recyclus' proposed mobile battery recycling system

Recyclus to create a mobile lithium-ion battery recycling system

Finland’s VTT scales up bioplastic pilot

The new inks use nanotechnology to control temperature in everyday environments

Phase change inks show promise for passive temperature control

Research collaboration boosts output from offshore wind

An ultra-thin coating of zinc oxide nanocrystals can be sprayed onto flexible substrates, such as plastic, that are resilient to flexing and bending

Zinc oxide nanomaterial shows promise as spray-on electronic component

New limewash increases CO2 absorption and protects against erosion

StarCrete is a starch-based biocomposite for off-world construction

StarCrete offers high-strength solution for off-world buildings

Illustration of field effect transistors based on the recently discovered blue form of ultrathin phosphorous

Phosphorus semiconductor overcomes resistance

Self-healing and electrically conducive material marks breakthrough for softbotics

Photo of Charles Goodyear

Late great engineers: Charles Goodyear - Keeping the world’s wheels turning