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‘For the first time, we have demonstrated that it is possible to produce sustainable [electronic wearable] displays that are largely based on natural materials with the help of industrially relevant production methods,’ claims Manuel Pietsch, Researcher at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology’s (KIT) Light Technology Institute, Germany.

Shardell Joseph reports on an online forum that delved into developing, commercialising and standardising quantum technology in the UK.

As the world gears up for a green recovery, calls grow stronger for a new framework of mineral resource governance to tackle issues such as sand and mine tailings management – topics explored at a recent webinar organised by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership.

The mechanical properties of a metamaterial are being reprogrammed by applying a magnetic field.

Manufacturing metals at the nanoscale can make them four times harder, claim scientists at Brown University, USA. By smashing individual metal nanoclusters together, they customise metallic grain structures from the bottom up to form “macroscale hunks” of solid metal.

Managing Associate Simon Portman of Marks & Clerk Law LLP explores the different routes to commercialisation.

In the first of a series of articles, the team behind the UK’s collaborative Discover Materials initiative explores the university application journey and prospective student population to understand issues surrounding recruitment into materials science and engineering in the UK.

Disposable face masks could be recycled to make roads, in a circular economy solution to pandemic-generated waste.

4D printing of shape-memory polymers (SMPs) at sub-micron level could add a new dimension to the field of nanophotonics.

A 3D-printed biomesh made with a phosphate crosslinked polyvinly alcohol (X-PVA) could be the answer to preventing complications following hernia repairs.

Molten carbonate salts are one of the key ingredients of an iron-air battery that could extend the range of electric vehicles (EV) and ships, while being fully recyclable, sustainable, low-cost and safe, say scientists at the University of Nottingham, UK.