IOM3 Investigates... Silk, spiders and spinning

The UK Government should explore a green carbon mandate for chemicals, say the Green Alliance.

Academic, consultant, invited lecturer, BBC rubber expert and author, Alicia Chrysostomou tells us about plastic, nuns and never taking things at face value.

The report marks progress in the development of a National Materials Innovation Strategy in the UK.

An elastomer-based ink for 3D printing objects with locally changing mechanical properties negates mechanical joints, say inventors at EPFL, Switzerland.

The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) claims to have reduced optical distortion by up to 75%, for fusion energy and quantum physics research.

The UK Government is taking action to safeguard flows of vital goods, such as medicines and smartphone chips, with a new Critical Imports Council.