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Materials

Investment in battery cell R&D and early-stage testing is accelerating with renewed enthusiasm

Comment: Western battery R&D surges amid China’s dominance and new US Tariffs

Bendable ceramic origami material created in the UH lab of Maksud Rahman, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering. The new material could power next-gen prosthetics and aerospace technology

Origami-inspired ceramic structures bend without breaking

Wastewater treatment failing to capture microplastics

Biographite is made from low-cost renewable forestry by-products using a low-temperature, carbon-sequestering process

Comment: How biographite can transform EV battery supply chains

Lithium fields in the Atacama desert in Chile, South America

Princeton startup doubles efficiency of lithium production

Superdielectrics teams with E.ON for home energy storage

The British Steel site at Scunthorpe has been described by its Chinese owners Jingye as unsustainable

Emergency law passed to protect UK steelmaking

The new technology has shown it can increase in broadness of basil leaf

Molecular additive shows promise for improved crop yields

Comment: Showcasing the North’s strength in advanced materials

The 3D-printing process allowed the researchers to create complex shapes that could be customised

3D-printed foam could provide alternative to polymer foam

The sensors can be ploughed back into the fields to help nurture crops

Biodegradable sensors could boost crops and reduce e-waste

Lightsail design could power interstellar travel