Manchester Prize winner uses AI to improve battery materials
THE FIRST Manchester Prize has been awarded to Polaron, a startup which uses generative AI to “sp...
News - Materials
US researchers develop semimetal more conductive than copper
STANFORD researchers have developed a semimetal more conductive than copper, paving the way for a...
Australian industry calls for government to ‘act soon’ on green metals production
AUSTRALIA’S energy and mining industry leaders have called for the government to “act soon” on it...
BHP suspends Western Australia Nickel operations, affecting 3,000 jobs
AUSTRALIAN mining group BHP is suspending its Western Australia nickel operations, putting 3,300 ...
Australia invests A$400m in alumina amid global critical minerals race
AUSTRALIAN aluminum manufacturer Alpha HPA is set to benefit from a A$400m (US$258m) government c...
NCC advances UK-based composite cryogenic hydrogen programme with testing facility
THE National Composites Centre (NCC) has announced a UK-based test programme to assist the aerosp...
Green LEGO gets greener
LEGO has announced that plant-based plastic sourced from sugarcane will be used in pieces such as...
Bank notes to retain animal fat
BANKNOTES in the UK will continue to be manufactured using animal-derived tallow, following an in...
Very strong plant-inspired graphene aerogel
A NEW form of graphene aerogel, inspired by the structure of a plant stem, is exceptionally stron...
Funding to extract rare earths from coal
THE US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded US$1m in funding to Penn State University and its i...
Gas marbles
Innovation sustains gas removal and loading
Novel ceramic nanofibre sponges
Highly deformable, versatile material created
Nanoalloy catalyst may cut fuel cell platinum
Potential breakthrough for fuel cell cars
Ragworm inspires shape-shifting material
Material could act as ‘muscles’ in soft robots
Algae-based ‘water bottle’ crowdfunded
Alternative to plastic raises over US$1m investment
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