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A tissue-engineered implant could aid larynx reconstruction following operations to repair vocal injuries.

Zinc dust from the steel industry is being targeted for sulphur removal during biomass gasification.

As the University of Cambridge, UK, marks the centenary of its Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, Shardell Joseph catches up with two of its researchers about their experiences, engaging new talent and what the future holds.

Copper - an element previously cast aside because of the detrimental effects it can have on certain types of steel – can deliver light-weight, high-strength steel made from recycled material, say researchers from the University of Sheffield, UK.

Single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) films could be the answer to foldable solar panels in indoor, light-harvesting, flexible electronics, suggest scientists in South Korea, thanks to their high transparency and mechanical resilience.

As mining processes shift from mechanisation to digitisation, Shardell Joseph uncovers the drive behind the technological evolution and how it is redefining the industry.

A process coined ‘metal whispering’ is recovering pure and precious metals from alloys in electrical waste using oxygen at relatively low temperatures.

A biotransformation technology that makes a polyethylene film biodegrade within a year also renders the material recyclable, claim scientists at Polymateria, a start-up based at Imperial College London, UK.

Windowpanes that harvest sunlight from outside or indoor illumination could open up a new energy-generating technique.

Researchers are exploring how photocatalytic composite polymer nanoparticles – polymer dots – can produce hydrogen.

Pairing magnets with graphene can induce an artificial magnetic texture, say researchers from the University at Buffalo and The State University of New York (SUNY) Polytechnic Institute, USA.