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Civil & structural

Groovy solution to explosion protection

Materials

Spiders’ silk gives strength to wood-based bioplastics

Electronics

Morphing metamaterial has tunable shape-changing properties

Robotics & UAVs

Optical lace gives light touch to soft robots

Robotics & UAVs

Robotic hand gets to grips with assembly line jobs

Defence & security

Babcock wins £1.25bn Type 31 frigate contract

Robotics & UAVs

Video of the week: tether-free robot takes flight from water

Manufacturing

Aeroengines investigated in circular economy study

Asset Management

FutureCat plugs into next generation of lithium-ion batteries

Aerospace

UK teams with Korea on space battery design

Electronics

Shape-shifting electronics have potential for implants and movable medical sensors

Medical & healthcare

RoboPatient combines AR and robotics to train medics