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New 3D-printed smart gel changes shape when exposed to light

Engineers at Rutgers University, USA, have created a 3D-printed smart gel that changes shape when exposed to light.

Novel energy storage device made from a sustainable graphene hybrid material could replace batteries

A team of researchers has developed a highly efficient novel energy storage device made from a graphene hybrid material.

Scientists use an X-ray laser to observe the formation of polarons

Scientists at the Department of Energy have used an X-ray laser to observe and directly measure the formation of polarons.

The tensile elastic straining of diamonds could result in the next-generation microelectronics

Scientists demonstrate the tensile elastic straining of diamonds to be used in microelectronics, photonics, and quantum information technologies.

European Materials Research Society: perfect materials as the base for technical innovation

Peter J Wellmann discusses ‘perfect crystals’ and reveals the European Materials Research Society’s focus areas.

New mathematical formulas can describe a physical phenomenon that occurs within nanosized materials

Theoretical physicists have developed formulas that describe a phenomenon happening within quantum dots and other nanosized materials.

VTT has created new cleaning and manufacturing methods to promote the circular economy of hospital textiles

VTT’s new project has created cleaning and manufacturing methods for hospital textiles in order to further the circular economy.

Scientists use machine learning to identify new superhard materials

Researchers have reported a machine learning model that can accurately predict the hardness of new materials.

Could further research into collagen and fibrinogen lead to more efficient bioprinting and tissue engineering

A team of researchers suggests that research into collagen and fibrinogen, could lead to more efficient bioprinting and tissue engineering.

Innovative film made from bacterial cellulose scraps could replace plastic in food packaging

Researchers have developed a film, made from hydroxypropyl methylcellulose and cellulose scraps, that can replace plastic in packaging.

O2 Molecules and the future of the Lithium-ion battery

Dr Robert House from the University of Oxford discusses how the identification of O2 formation and its role in voltage hysteresis will inform future material design efforts towards enabling O-redox technology in the lithium-ion battery

Advanced biomedical materials research

Biomedical materials have advanced dramatically over the last 50 years and continue to evolve today. The goal at the Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Advanced Biomedical Materials is to train an interdisciplinary cohort of students to compete in this global field.

New ‘lifelike’ bone implants can react to weight in the same way as living human tissues

Researchers have patented a method to create a material for bone implants that reacts to weight in the same way as living human tissues.

Scientists use twistronics to create a nanomaterial called van der Waals heterostructures

Researchers have developed a novel method of manufacturing a manmade nanomaterial called van der Waals heterostructures.

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