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The materials that will be game-changers in solar technology, medical applications, defense technologies and nanotechnology.
Black is the new black in latest version on Vantablack coating
Vantablack coating has been improved and made to be even more black than before.
Researchers produce single layers of uniform graphene
Engineers at MIT have found a way to make graphene with fewer wrinkles, and to iron out the wrinkles that do…
Desalination sieve could provide clean water for millions
Graphene-oxide membranes have been made capable of sieving common salts for new filtration technologies.
The cognitive dress: Designers bring fabrics to life
Marchesa and IBM collaborate to create a cognitive dress.
Scientists develop tomato tires
Scientists develop tomato tires; a rubber material made from food waste.
Bendy glass to be used for tiny medical devices
Researchers have found a way to make the normally brittle material of glass bendy.
Adidas trainers made from spider silk
Grown in a lab by German startup AMSilk, Adidas's Futurecraft Biofabric shoes are woven from synthetic spider silk.
Transparent silver to be used for flexible screens
The thinnest, smoothest layer of silver that can survive air exposure could change the way touchscreens and flat or…
Non-toxic material generates electricity through hot and cold
Engineers develop non-toxic material that generates electricity through hot and cold.
Silks sensor speeds development of aerospace materials
Researchers working a way to embed a nanoscale damage-sensing probe into a lightweight composite made of epoxy and…