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Materials

Interlocking microstructures are key to superstrong underwater adhesives

Magnetic liquid window helps buildings keep their cool

Rotational 3D printing precisely aligns fibres for high strength materials

Project looks to bio-hybrid systems for self-healing products

Graphene gives strain sensor added sensitivity for medical monitoring

US team 3D-prints nano-scale explosives

New spinning process produces ultrafine, ultrastrong, ultratough low-cost nanofibres

Soft robotics actuators are “fast as a hummingbird, strong as an elephant”

New path to photovoltaics raises possibility of improved efficiency

New materials for lithium-ion batteries could double range of electric vehicles

Spider-silk-inspired implant coating has promise for type I diabetes treatment

Zero-emissions ‘chemical looping’ converts fossil fuels into electricity