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A polymer that can fix itself after it has been cracked or broken into pieces is on the horizon, claim researchers at Bournemouth University, UK. 

Engineers in the US claim to have mitigated three types of defects in parts produced by laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) – a form of additive manufacturing. 

Microwave radiation induces pyrolysis of PVC power cables, leaving behind only copper, a joint study shows.

Diverse uses are uncovered for the 4mln m³ of clay excavated to widen the rivers converging in the Dutch Delta and to reinforce the dykes for protection against flooding.

An electrically conductive firebrick that stores heat from renewable sources could power industrial processes.

Digging into the UK Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre (CMIC)'s 2024 Criticality Assessment.

The Critical Minerals Association’s annual conference focused on ‘Breaking new ground’ in supply.

The isotope known for radiocarbon-dating the past might power batteries thousands of years into the future.

The UK’s Henry Royce Institute releases a National Materials Innovation Strategy.

What would it mean to decolonise materials science?

A personal perspective on engineering, neurodivergence and gender.

A technology developed in Japan could enable electric-field-based data writing into memory devices with reduced energy consumption.

A patent for non-woven, ceramic fibre mats for battery insulation in electric vehicles.

Can balloons made using graphene hold the future to aerospace technology?