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This illustration shows how X-shaped monomers are interlinked to create the first 2D mechanically interlocked polymer. Similar to chainmail, the material exhibits exceptional strength
Materials

New material promises improved light-weight body armour

Nuclear

IEA report shows nuclear sector booming despite costs

Image from a UKNNL research rig
Nuclear

Project to turn nuclear waste into new cancer treatments

The project’s partners will demonstrate how a next generation, low-carbon autonomous public transport vehicle can integrate into Sunderland’s public transport network
Automotive

Oxa named autonomy provider for SAMS project

The gallium-doped bioglass has been shown to kill cancer cells with 99 per cent success
Medical & healthcare

Cancer-killing orthopaedic paste gets £110k grant

Funding will be used to support the ongoing development of Owlstone’s proprietary Breath Biopsy platform
Medical & healthcare

Owlstone secures $27m in Series E financing round

Software

Advanced virtual reality headset app enables immersive orchestral experience

Defence & security

Dstl pushes limits of electromagnetic warfare  

Researchers at UC Irvine have created a soft, conformable implant that measures neurological signals in patients’ developing brains. Seen here on the wing of a butterfly, this invention uses an organic polymer material that’s more compatible with sensitive living tissues than rigid, silicon-based medical devices
Medical & healthcare

Biocompatible sensor implant conforms to organ growth

The technology is currently in animal studies as a biopsy tool
Medical & healthcare

Robeauté raises $28m to advance neurosurgical microbots

Current studies developing flame retardant coatings deposited via polyelectrolyte complexation require two or more steps
Materials

Single step process reduces flammability of cotton

The Ac28R allows developers to deliver instructions by connecting Inverts
Software

Ac28R builds software in seconds