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1. Printed artificial neurons that mimic brain cells could slash AI energy billsComputing6 Jun 2026
2. Moisture sensing leaf tattoos turn plants into computing devices and fire monitorsComputing7 May 2026
3. Researchers show future AI chips could be built on glassComputing18 Apr 2026
4. Researchers use 4D Printing to turn Sulfur into self moving soft robotsRobotics28 Mar 2026
5. Inside the worlds first Anti-Matter delivery serviceEarth and energy27 Mar 2026
6. Microsoft will reinvent AI data center designs using superconducting HST cabling systemsEarth and energy26 Jan 2026
7. China Starts Construction on 700km 8Gw UHV Green Energy Highway to Power BeijingEarth and energy2 Jan 2026
8. China Completes World’s Most Powerful Hypergravity Centrifuge CHIEF1900 to Simulate Extreme Engineering DisastersEarth and energy31 Dec 2025
9. Sci-fi adaptive camouflage gets an upgrade with synthetic Octopus skinIndustry and manufacturing9 Dec 2025
10. Hassabis thinks the AI revolution will be 10x bigger and faster than the Industrial RevolutionAI and intelligence16 Nov 2025
11. China aggregates national HPC and science networks to rival Trumps Genesis MissionAI and intelligence14 Nov 2025
12. Japanese scientists develop plastics that dissolve in seawaterIndustry and manufacturing11 Sep 2025
13. Chinese scientists created a nuclear Neutron gun to detect bombsEarth and energy18 Jul 2025
14. Researchers are using quantum computing to optimise energy gridsEarth and energy17 Jul 2025
15. This new molecular hard drive stores information in plasticComputing21 Jun 2025
16. Welded Loops show off shoes made from a single Mono-MaterialIndustry and manufacturing28 Apr 2025
17. Researchers make Cellulose for packaging from air for the first timeIndustry and manufacturing24 Apr 2025
18. Exotic 2D material helps Chinese researchers create new ultra fast chipComputing12 Apr 2025
19. China unveils its Mach 4 drone prototype to challenge the USTransport and mobility27 Mar 2025
20. Chinese military invents a new invisibility cloak for dronesIndustry and manufacturing19 Mar 2025
21. This new 3D printed Smart Tattoo reads patients mindsBiotech and enhanced humans22 Jan 2025
22. New imaging tech lets scientists see water forming at the molecular levelAI and intelligence21 Jan 2025
23. China’s new Ram-Rotor Detonation engine pushes beyond Mach 5Transport and mobility5 Jan 2025
24. Quantum Shells could help ultra fast detection of high energy particlesIndustry and manufacturing17 Dec 2024
25. China’s new Hypergravity facility bests the US to simulate 1,900GEarth and energy6 Dec 2024
26. Lawrence Berkeley could be the first to create a brand new Periodic Table elementIndustry and manufacturing20 Nov 2024
27. UK company does the impossible to create magnets with no rare earthsIndustry and manufacturing19 Nov 2024
28. Startup Galy finally releases its lab grown cotton into the marketIndustry and manufacturing17 Nov 2024
29. Neuromorphic computing breakthough enables blockchains on MarsComputing11 Nov 2024
30. This new quantum material pushes solar panel EQE efficiency to 190 percentEarth and energy2 Nov 2024
31. Adding Quartz to solar receivers could decarbonise the world’s industrial sectorEarth and energy30 Oct 2024
32. New smart clothes tech turns everday garments into motion trackersIndustry and manufacturing28 Oct 2024
33. New Chinese gene modified brain machine interface smashes expectationsBiotech and enhanced humans13 Oct 2024
34. New phase change material melts snow and ice without salt or shovelsIndustry and manufacturing5 Oct 2024
35. Researchers coax nanoparticles to reconfigure themselves to create Morphing materialsIndustry and manufacturing29 Aug 2024
36. This 3D printed material is stronger than anything produced by natureIndustry and manufacturing24 Aug 2024
37. The cost of training Frontier AI has already gone through the roofAI and intelligence22 Aug 2024
38. Makers of spray on sneakers are hoping to strike gold at the OlympicsIndustry and manufacturing4 Aug 2024
39. The American government launches a new Moonshot for infrastructureIndustry and manufacturing18 Jul 2024
40. GPT3 helps transform chemical researchAI and intelligence6 Jul 2024
41. DeepMind AI Alphafold 3 finally masters all lifes moleculesBiotech and enhanced humans19 Jun 2024
42. Huawei spends billions on new campus to chase global semiconductor dominanceComputing12 Apr 2024
43. New nanopaint could reduce aviations CO2 emissions by 2 percent or moreIndustry and manufacturing11 Mar 2024
44. Chinese scientists have invented a whole new family of metal compoundsIndustry and manufacturing11 Jan 2024
45. Chinese scientists store data in the world’s first unhackable 3D printed materialSecurity and privacy5 Jan 2024
46. New ultrasound printer can print organs inside the human body without surgeryBiotech and enhanced humans1 Jan 2024
47. AI gets busy helping researchers create the first synthetic blood plasmaBiotech and enhanced humans31 Dec 2023
48. New spray on sensor technology turns everything into a user interfaceAI and intelligence22 Dec 2023
49. Chinese stealth submarines now sound like just water thanks to this new materialIndustry and manufacturing21 Dec 2023
50. Google’s DeepMind AI just invented 380,000 new compoundsIndustry and manufacturing17 Dec 2023
51. Scientists are trying to find better chemicals to recycle our clothesEarth and energy17 Nov 2023
52. These sci-fi like new particles regrow and reconnect severed nervesBiotech and enhanced humans10 Oct 2023
53. New mini transistors reduce AI’s energy consumption by a hundred foldComputing30 Sep 2023
54. These transgenic silk worms spin spider silk six times tougher than KevlarIndustry and manufacturing13 Sep 2023
55. The toughest known structure ever has been discovered by a robot labRobotics14 Aug 2023
56. Viral room temperature superconductor sparks praise and skeptisismIndustry and manufacturing21 Jul 2023
57. Scientists double the speed of quantum storage devices for quantum computersComputing22 Apr 2023
58. New material absorbs triple the amount of CO2 as existing carbon capture materialsEarth and energy31 Mar 2023
59. Researchers used a quantum computer to invent a new cooling materialEarth and energy16 Jan 2023
60. Microscopic robots manage to restructure products at the micro levelRobotics13 Dec 2022
61. Chinese scientists unveil the world’s first tough, flexible ceramic with multiple applicationsIndustry and manufacturing4 Dec 2022
62. NASA successfully tests the world’s first inflatable heat shieldSpace29 Nov 2022
63. NASA successfully tests the world’s first inflatable heat shieldSpace29 Nov 2022
64. NASA trials 3D printing electronics in low gravity in nod to future space coloniesIndustry and manufacturing6 Nov 2022
65. Scientists have created a new smart material that’s more AI than materialAI and intelligence1 Nov 2022
66. Researchers tap nanotubes and BNNT’s to create next gen hypersonic materialsIndustry and manufacturing25 Oct 2022
67. Ultra tough diamond glass gets ready to annihilate Gorilla GlassIndustry and manufacturing22 Sep 2022
68. This UK startup lets you buy a literal invisibility shieldIndustry and manufacturing20 Sep 2022
69. Synthetic diamonds could help extend the Moore’s Law EraIndustry and manufacturing12 Sep 2022
70. Researchers have invented a new kind of material that thinks for itselfIndustry and manufacturing24 Aug 2022
71. Unilevers first 3D printed metamaterial chocolates take eating to a whole new levelIndustry and manufacturing22 Aug 2022
72. Researchers have replaced concrete aggregate with rubber in world firstIndustry and manufacturing15 Aug 2022
73. Formula E unveils jet inspired cars and new EV regen braking systemsTransport and mobility7 Aug 2022
74. Telekinetic and telepathic materials open the door to mental weirdnessBiotech and enhanced humans29 Jul 2022
75. Scientists create first of a kind implant that treats pain without the drugsBiotech and enhanced humans18 Jul 2022
76. BMW shows off its colour changing car in a vision of the futureIndustry and manufacturing7 Jul 2022
77. This new super alloy from NASA could revolutionise hypersonic flightIndustry and manufacturing6 May 2022
78. Notpla’s latest sustainable packaging is edible and disappearsEarth and energy15 Apr 2022
79. Sustainable packaging brand Notpla re-imagines paper by using seaweedEarth and energy14 Apr 2022
80. A new DARPA project is experimenting with living factories in spaceIndustry and manufacturing25 Mar 2022
81. Chinese researchers show off transistor gates that are just one carbon atom wideComputing18 Mar 2022
82. DNA tags in clothing fabrics are helping identify conflict cottonSecurity and privacy10 Mar 2022
83. This new inverted skyscraper concept builds itself and harnesses the power of the deep oceansIndustry and manufacturing4 Mar 2022
84. Researchers warn hackers could sabotage 4D printed products to cause catastrophic failuresConnected society16 Jan 2022
85. This new quantum material mimics rare earth compoundsEarth and energy29 Nov 2021
86. This tech-style startup is replacing cotton with clothes made from algaeIndustry and manufacturing30 Oct 2021
87. New smart kinetic clothing records and plays back your breathingAI and intelligence29 Oct 2021
88. Volvo uses the world’s first green steel to make itself a dump truckIndustry and manufacturing25 Oct 2021
89. AI is designing new alloys to order at super human speedsIndustry and manufacturing24 Oct 2021
90. MIT’s newest material contains sensors and a neural networkComputing13 Aug 2021
91. Researchers innovative nanomaterial opens the door for bulletproof shirtsIndustry and manufacturing13 Jul 2021
92. Oros’ latest clothing line uses aerogel to protect you from -321F coldIndustry and manufacturing10 Jul 2021
93. YouTubers use the world’s most insulating material to touch lavaIndustry and manufacturing5 Jul 2021
94. Self-improving material could rapidly accelerate the development of green fuelsTransport and mobility2 Jul 2021
95. Second generation of living robots are faster and smarter than their predecessorsRobotics5 May 2021
96. World’s first handheld neutron detector detects bombs and nuclear material in real timeEarth and energy28 Apr 2021
97. Material that harvests electricity directly from 5G signals ushers in the “Internet of Electricity”Earth and energy9 Apr 2021
98. Futuristic Spinach can send you emails about climate change, life, and stuffConnected society28 Mar 2021
99. Body morphing clothing powered by ancient bacteria helps you exercise harderIndustry and manufacturing26 Mar 2021
100. This new shape shifting material responds to lightIndustry and manufacturing22 Mar 2021
101. Transparent wood makes a splash in the car worldIndustry and manufacturing20 Mar 2021
102. New materials you’ve never heard are cleaning up air conditioningIndustry and manufacturing23 Feb 2021
103. Research breakthrough shows Cold Fusion could be possible after allEarth and energy25 Dec 2020
104. DeepMind’s protein folding AI conquers biology’s 50 year grand challengeAI and intelligence16 Dec 2020
105. Edible electronics tattooed onto your food could track both your food and your healthIndustry and manufacturing3 Dec 2020
106. Virus based molecular assembler helps researchers build next gen batteriesIndustry and manufacturing22 Oct 2020
107. Researchers develop microstructures that can self-assemble into new materialsIndustry and manufacturing17 Oct 2020
108. Russians latest military exoskeleton controls drone swarms and survives landminesSecurity and privacy10 Oct 2020
109. Flying high Airbus shows off its 2030 and 2050 concept cabinsTransport and mobility5 Oct 2020
110. 3D printed mini-satellites head into space for first trialsIndustry and manufacturing26 Sep 2020
111. Printed flexible electronics bring smarter smart clothes closer to realityIndustry and manufacturing13 Sep 2020
112. Transparent solar panels smash records again to turn skyscrapers into power stationsEarth and energy8 Sep 2020
113. Staggering solar cell breakthrough converts light to electricity with 132 percent efficiencyEarth and energy18 Aug 2020
114. Squids help researchers genetically engineer human cells and turn them invisibleIndustry and manufacturing11 Jun 2020
115. The Future of Communities and Housing | British Property Federation, UK | Matthew Griffin | Futurist Keynote SpeakerArticles11 May 2020
116. Researchers hail 3D printed supercharged “bionic coral” breakthroughIndustry and manufacturing26 Apr 2020
117. Spray on solar panels and solar skins push green energy to the next levelEarth and energy7 Mar 2020
118. Scientists just created the wonder material Graphene from greenhouse gas Carbon DioxideIndustry and manufacturing24 Feb 2020
119. Scientists breakthrough turns common garbage into miracle material GrapheneIndustry and manufacturing18 Feb 2020
120. NASA unveils plans to grow homes on Mars and the Moon out of fungiIndustry and manufacturing7 Feb 2020
121. Living bricks that can reproduce could help create self-healing green buildingsIndustry and manufacturing30 Jan 2020
122. The world’s first living robots were created by an AI and a supercomputerRobotics22 Jan 2020
123. New 3D printing technique helps researchers create better shape shifting materialsIndustry and manufacturing21 Jan 2020
124. Harvard invents self-healing rubber to nail your tyre’s puncture problemsIndustry and manufacturing6 Jan 2020
125. New 3D printed liquid “lab on a chip” paves the way for liquid electronicsIndustry and manufacturing3 Jan 2020
126. HyperStealth demonstrate the world’s first viable invisibility cloakIndustry and manufacturing1 Jan 2020
127. 3D printing breakthrough lets users print multi-material objects with embedded electronicsIndustry and manufacturing30 Dec 2019
128. AI gets busy helping human scientists create the world’s first spray on solar panelsEarth and energy24 Dec 2019
129. Innovation Shouldn’t Cost The Earth | AccountancyAge, Brussels | Matthew Griffin | Sustainability Keynote SpeakerArticles20 Dec 2019
130. Researchers created a digital metamaterial to create better cloaking devicesIndustry and manufacturing26 Nov 2019
131. Lightweight metal foam stops armour piercing .50 calibre bullets as well as steelSecurity and privacy16 Nov 2019
132. Dutch startup unveils the world’s first long range commercial solar carTransport and mobility12 Nov 2019
133. Researchers create a bone like metal foam that heals at room temperatureIndustry and manufacturing4 Nov 2019
134. Scientists develop the world’s first infinitely recyclable plasticIndustry and manufacturing25 Oct 2019
135. MIT’s new ink lets any object instantly change colourIndustry and manufacturing23 Sep 2019
136. Scientists accidentally 3D printed the world’s first liquid magnetsIndustry and manufacturing3 Sep 2019
137. Researchers use AI to create a “Self-driving lab” to solve climate changeAI and intelligence24 Aug 2019
138. Adidas unveil world’s first fully recyclable sneakers that last you a lifetimeIndustry and manufacturing18 Aug 2019
139. Featured Futurist: How 4D Printing Will Shift the Shape of Manufacturing, SAPArticles12 Aug 2019
140. Ingenious new fabric cools you down and warms you upIndustry and manufacturing11 Aug 2019
141. New material could generate an infinite amount of energy from the coldness of spaceEarth and energy5 Aug 2019
142. Scientists use light to create a new state of physical matterIndustry and manufacturing31 Jul 2019
143. Scientists unveil self-healing asphalt to end potholesIndustry and manufacturing27 Jul 2019
144. Google secretly spent $10million on a 4 year Cold Fusion experimentEarth and energy14 Jul 2019
145. Revolutionary re-programmable material cannibalises itself to make new structuresIndustry and manufacturing28 Jun 2019
146. New self-healing material rebuilds itself using carbon from the airIndustry and manufacturing8 Jun 2019
147. New 3D printed material heals itself after being cut in halfIndustry and manufacturing7 Jun 2019
148. “Green” concrete could help cut global greenhouse gas emissions by 10 percentIndustry and manufacturing26 May 2019
149. Scientists are teaching robots to share code and evolve just like animalsRobotics10 May 2019
150. First of a kind material lets solar panels generate electricity from snowEarth and energy8 May 2019
151. Perfect fitting one size fits all clothing has arrivedIndustry and manufacturing7 May 2019
152. Scientists create a liquid fuel that can store the Sun’s energy for 18 yearsEarth and energy19 Apr 2019
153. Scientists create Nanobionic plants that detect chemicals and could grow on MarsIndustry and manufacturing13 Apr 2019
154. NASA’s revolutionary metamaterial “morphing” wing mimics birds wingsTransport and mobility9 Apr 2019
155. Revolutionary polymorphic liquid metal paves the way for shape shifting robotsIndustry and manufacturing8 Apr 2019
156. 3D Printing with sound, new tech opens door to printed cosmetics, food, and drugsIndustry and manufacturing23 Mar 2019
157. Future EV’s with 16,000km range and space elevators made possible with new Chinese Nano-CableIndustry and manufacturing26 Feb 2019
158. Scientists have created the blackest material ever, and it’s great for gamingIndustry and manufacturing8 Feb 2019
159. Revolutionary bio-electronic implant heals nerves, then vanishesBiotech and enhanced humans1 Feb 2019
160. US researchers get $1.7m grant to create wonder bio-material that lasts 500 million yearsIndustry and manufacturing30 Dec 2018
161. Scientists jumped out of a plane to create a new wonder materialIndustry and manufacturing27 Nov 2018
162. Featured Futurist, TV Interview: The Future of Aviation 2020 to 2070, APEX InsiderTransport and mobility22 Nov 2018
163. Breakthrough carbon fiber battery could usher in batteryless electric vehiclesEarth and energy10 Nov 2018
164. Physicists have discovered the world’s first “time crystal”Earth and energy25 Oct 2018
165. Synthetic biology just got its own special programming languageBiotech and enhanced humans21 Oct 2018
166. Ground transport at 760mph, HTT unveil their hyperloop passenger capsuleTransport and mobility16 Oct 2018
167. The Future of Superyacht Design | SuperyachtNews, UK | Matthew Griffin | Luxury Keynote SpeakerArticles25 Sep 2018
168. Scientists make biodegradable plastic from sugar and carbon dioxideIndustry and manufacturing8 Sep 2018
169. MIT created a nanobot spray that gives dumb objects superpowersIndustry and manufacturing31 Aug 2018
170. Scientists use electro-charged nanoparticles to create liquid mirrorsIndustry and manufacturing30 Aug 2018
171. Revolutionising communications, Kymeta starts shipping metamaterial antennasIndustry and manufacturing28 Aug 2018
172. DARPA splashes $1.5bn to re-invent the electronics industryComputing21 Aug 2018
173. This new metamaterial could turn your car into its own airbagTransport and mobility31 Jul 2018
174. Biodegradable plastics made from “Tree glue” could hit the shelves in five yearsIndustry and manufacturing19 Jul 2018
175. A scientist captured an impossible photo of a single atomEarth and energy4 Jul 2018
176. Perfectly transparent solar concentrator turns every window into a solar panelEarth and energy2 Jul 2018
177. New omniphobic material reduces maritime fuel consumption by upto 80 percentIndustry and manufacturing25 Jun 2018
178. 3D printed Graphene Aerogel, stronger than steel and 99.8% lighterIndustry and manufacturing18 Jun 2018
179. This is the world’s first 3D printed carbon fiber bikeIndustry and manufacturing17 Jun 2018
180. BMW and MIT create the world’s first 3D printed inflatable materialIndustry and manufacturing15 Jun 2018
181. Fantastic self-healing material regenerates after suffering “catastrophic damage”Industry and manufacturing4 Jun 2018
182. Stab these soft robots and they’ll self-heal instantlyIndustry and manufacturing2 Jun 2018
183. Lamborghini’s futuristic all electric, self healing hyper car won’t have batteriesTransport and mobility30 May 2018
184. Revolutionary Nano-antenna is hundreds times smaller than today’s state of the artIndustry and manufacturing14 May 2018
185. New polymer tears up anti-biotic resistant bacteria from the inside outBiotech and enhanced humans13 Apr 2018
186. New eye drops use nanotech to fix faulty vision and eliminate eye glassesBiotech and enhanced humans7 Apr 2018
187. New graphene filter turns filthy water into drinking waterEarth and energy23 Mar 2018
188. Under Armour’s new clothes help heal your body while sleepingIndustry and manufacturing20 Mar 2018
189. MIT invents a 3D printed dye that lets objects change colour on demandIndustry and manufacturing17 Mar 2018
190. Molecular programming breakthrough could create better molecular assemblersIndustry and manufacturing4 Mar 2018
191. New theory let’s scientists bring light to a standstillIndustry and manufacturing1 Mar 2018
192. Chinese scientists unveil a new material that heals itself like human skinIndustry and manufacturing28 Feb 2018
193. Harvard’s Metalense breakthrough could pave the way for real invisibility cloaksIndustry and manufacturing25 Feb 2018
194. New Graphene sieve turns seawater into drinking waterEarth and energy21 Feb 2018
195. New Chinese breakthrough “soil” turns desert into fertile farmlandEarth and energy15 Feb 2018
196. World first as scientists manage to make carbon fiber using plants, not oilIndustry and manufacturing30 Jan 2018
197. Washing machines get a whole lot greener thanks to new Xeros polymer bead systemEarth and energy19 Jan 2018
198. America’s most powerful supercomputer is building superior AI’sComputing17 Jan 2018
199. Scientists have created the world’s first wormhole in a labEarth and energy16 Jan 2018
200. MIT’s new Smart Tattoo is like having a doctor on your armIndustry and manufacturing12 Jan 2018
201. MIT’s Rapid Liquid Printing technology could be the future of furnitureIndustry and manufacturing9 Jan 2018
202. 3D printed living inks breakthrough could revolutionise manufacturingIndustry and manufacturing30 Dec 2017
203. New holographic printing technique is thousands times faster than regular 3D printingIndustry and manufacturing26 Dec 2017
204. IBM’s AI learns how to predict the outcomes of chemical reactionsAI and intelligence14 Dec 2017
205. New solid state coolant could spell the end of exploding batteriesEarth and energy10 Dec 2017
206. MIT’s new AI is helping scientists design new, futuristic materialsIndustry and manufacturing28 Nov 2017
207. Researchers have discovered how to build self-healing fusion reactorsEarth and energy27 Nov 2017
208. Researchers use 3D printing to create a soft electronic wearableIndustry and manufacturing14 Oct 2017
209. NASA 4D prints new materials and mulls printing self-assembling space stationsIndustry and manufacturing10 Aug 2017
210. Paper made from stone is transforming the paper industryEarth and energy29 Jun 2017
211. Breakthrough in 3D printing with bacteria could revolutionise global manufacturingIndustry and manufacturing3 May 2017
212. Oracle’s America’s Cup yacht will never sail, because it fliesIndustry and manufacturing16 Feb 2017
213. New nano material gives buildings, energy and stealth a big boostIndustry and manufacturing7 Feb 2017
214. World’s tightest atomic knot will help scientists create new super materialsIndustry and manufacturing21 Jan 2017
215. The US Army wants biodegradable bullets that grow plantsEarth and energy12 Jan 2017
216. New 3D graphene is as light as air and ten times stronger than steelIndustry and manufacturing11 Jan 2017
217. Harder than diamond, the meteorite diamond that’s made in a labIndustry and manufacturing27 Dec 2016
218. New heat resistant material shatters recordsIndustry and manufacturing24 Dec 2016
219. New nanomaterial exploits radiation to create more powerful nuclear reactorsEarth and energy15 Dec 2016
220. This scuba mask concept lets divers swim without tanksIndustry and manufacturing10 Dec 2016
221. New spray on polymer makes watermelons, and the Pentagon, indestructibleIndustry and manufacturing9 Dec 2016
222. Scientists use defects to create a new programmable materialIndustry and manufacturing2 Dec 2016
223. Drones get new eyes in the sky with Echodynes miniature radarRobotics21 Nov 2016
224. New heat resistant material breakthrough gives hypersonic flight a boostIndustry and manufacturing10 Nov 2016
225. Fabric circuits open a door to smarter clothesIndustry and manufacturing19 Oct 2016
226. Scientists create breakthrough everything-phobic nanomaterialIndustry and manufacturing10 Oct 2016
227. Breakthrough lets researchers turn plants into electric circuits and connect them to the gridEarth and energy27 Jun 2016