Green LEGO gets greener
LEGO has announced that plant-based plastic sourced from sugarcane will be used in pieces such as...
News - Materials
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
MOF device harvests water from dry air
Could help address water shortages in arid areas
Planetary dust has 3D-printing potential
May provide building blocks for future settlements
New CNT catalyst uses 100 times less platinum
Lower cost option for renewable energy storage
Companies to launch bio-based PET bottles
Danone and Nestlé join with Origin Materials
Bentonite better than cement to seal wells
Regulations must change for widespread adoption
3D-printed ceramic foam is stronger, lighter
Could make structures, tissue scaffolds, insulation
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