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Materials

Soft robots controlled by light and magnetic field

Energy & environment

Simple method improves HVAC heat exchangers by 500 per cent

Renewables

Textile-based solar cells on a roll in Germany

Energy & environment

Defects improve solar cell efficiency

Civil & structural

Chinook helicopter joins Whaley Bridge dam operation 

Aerospace

LightSail 2 orbiting Earth with solar propulsion

Electronics

Improving control of amputees’ prostheses with implanted electrodes

Robotics & UAVs

Cockroach-inspired robot squeezes into rescue missions

Medical & healthcare

Torso simulator could lead to better back brace designs

Electronics

Wearable health monitor sticks to the job

Automotive

Storm clouds gather for car industry and SMEs

Aerospace

3D printed rocket fuel trialled by Australian engineers