Materials World resources

A firmer footing for climate change and sustainability education.

The material can distinguish subtle quantum differences between incoming light.

A silicon-selenium chalcogenide glass could overcome the trade-off between infrared transparency and mechanical flexibility for adaptive optics.

The advance could overcome the issue with polyester ropes where repeated use leads to mechanical failures that release microplastics or result in loss of the ropes at sea.

Anthocyanin – a natural plant pigment – embedded into a metal-organic framework reportedly creates a hydrogel that can indicate when food starts to spoil.

How the global energy system is undergoing its most profound transformation in a century.

The potential of waste cardboard as an indigenous UK fuel for bioenergy.

The Faraday Institution’s Training and Diversity Panel showcase career options in the battery sector.

Accelerating electric vehicle adoption.

Can the promise of a ‘just transition’ become a reality?

2026 Armourers & Brasiers’ Materials Venture Prize winner, Professor Chun Ann Huang, talks about commercialising a solvent-free, dry electrode battery coating.

Advancing a circular economy for composites from wind energy.

High-entropy alloys for hydrogen storage.

How the growth in data centres drives an insatiable demand for energy.

Analysing the progress towards an all-electric mine.

How the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism reshapes materials trade.

Marie Laure Bertet of BASF talks about a project to improve the performance of floating photovoltaic systems.

A lightweight, purple fabric reportedly stays up to 6.2°C cooler than conventional purple cotton when exposed to direct sunlight.

Three patents explore improvements to proton exchange membrane water electrolysers.

Reliability, lifecycle thinking and engineering collaboration are needed for new energy technologies to succeed at scale.