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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.

Academics have won funding to help the UK Foundation Industries use Life Cycle Assessment tools to reduce their environmental impact.

A closed-loop path for synthesising carbon-fibre-reinforced polymer and recovering all its starting materials has been designed at the US Oak Ridge National Laboratory.