Materials
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As we find new ways to create new types of solar materials we can see a day when you won’t…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Graphene is a wonder material that could revolutionise almost every industry on the planet – if we can find ways…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Graphene is an amazing material that could transform almost every industry on Earth, from communications and computing, to energy and…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As odd as this might sound it’s actually a very logical idea when you think about it, and NASA aren’t…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF We often think of materials as being static, but today “life” is being embedded into materials, and that opens the…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As scientists continue to unravel the mysteries of life they’re increasingly finding new ways to edit, control, and manipulate it….
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF There are numerous occasions where a shape shifting material, or a reactive material, would be useful and now we have…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF While this is one example of how self-healing materials will be useful there are millions more use cases. Interested…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF 3D printing is still relatively nascent but as researchers invent new tools and techniques one breakthrough can revolutionise thousands of…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Invisibility is an illusion, a magic trick – literally. As metamaterials improve you can expect this once science fiction-like technology…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Being able to 3D print products made out of one material on demand is a game changer, but being able…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Trying to find the right formulations to create new materials is a long and arduous process, so scientists are turning…