Alternative food packaging is being developed at Nottingham University that is biodegradable and edible, an advance that could one day replace plastic packaging.

A study has found that pulverised coal powder can be converted into nano-graphite using a household microwave oven, an advance that could keep coal economically viable.

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A team from Carnegie Mellon University is developing a robotic system that autonomously searches tunnels, caves and underground structures.

Single-crystal graphene sheets produced on large-scale electrically insulating supports could help the development of next-generation nanomaterial-based devices, such wearables and solar cells.

Matter, a Bristol company developing microplastic filtration technology, has raised $10m in a Series A funding round that will help it move into industrial applications.

The convergence of two biological imaging systems could give researchers greater insights into disease processes.