Materials

Liquid stream of silk solution solidifies to a fiber, adheres to and lifts a glass laboratory beaker

Web-slinging device shoots fibres that can pick up objects

AI tool could accelerate development of new materials

UK households contain 38,449 tonnes of copper inside discarded electrical goods

E-waste could help close UK’s net zero copper gap

Plasticisers are only a short-term fix for stabilising PVC

Durable PVC less likely to shed microplastics

The global green technology and sustainability market for steel production is projected to reach over $89bn by 2032

Comment: How green steel technologies are driving decarbonisation

The project will demonstrate battery cells produced with recovered cathode active materials

Altilium in project with JLR to validate EV cells from recycled batteries

Concrete is responsible for around 8% of global carbon emissions

Comment: Construction’s concrete problem on the path to net zero 

In 2022, the world produced 62 million metric tons of electronic waste e-waste

Metals from e-waste recycled more sustainably

The PIVOT project will focus on using 100 per cent recycled aluminium

PIVOT project aims for lighter and more sustainable solutions for cast aluminium

The project will demonstrate battery cells produced with recovered cathode active materials

Battery recycling project aims to provide sustainable source of materials for EV batteries

Fluorok co-founders Veronique Gouverneur & Gabriele Pupo

Oxford chemicals spinout Fluorok raises £7.7m

A tube in the self-locked position

Curved-crease origami inspires self-locking flat-packed tubular structures