All Materials Science
Graphite innovation for nuclear sector wins £13 million
Added: 16 Aug 2025
A scheme to support Britain’s nuclear industry through the development of sustainable graphite supp…
Sophisticated techniques boost green chemistry credentials
Added: 2 Aug 2025
Structural flaws in certain electricity-conducting plastics may be responsible for limiting the mat…
Hair’s breadth ‘chapel on a chip’ demonstrates wonders of laser manufacturing
Added: 6 Jul 2025
Sorbonne university’s Chapel of Saint Ursula has been a Parisian landmark for nearly four centuries…
Trials start on Bath pillow for safer bed transfers
Added: 10 Jun 2025
A new product co-developed by university academics and their local hospital trust could reduce the …
Innovation centre invests in algae to tackle minewater contaminants
Added: 1 Jun 2025
Synthetic biology hub SynbiCITE has awarded grant funding to aid a firm’s research into the use of …
Powering the world’s most innovative materials
Added: 19 May 2025
Materials innovation plays a critical role in economic development, explains David Knowles, and dig…
Shall I compare thee to soft robotics…?
Added: 7 May 2025
A scientific revelation regarding rose petals has been hailed by its discoverers as a potential bre…
Integrity at all times
Added: 14 Apr 2025
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) plays a crucial role in engineering advanced materials but accur…
Reversible composite adhesives offer new possibilities in material science
Added: 14 Mar 2025
Researchers have created reversible composite adhesives using molecular entanglement, enabling enha…
Clock ticking for nominations for RSC journals’ chemistry lectureships
Added: 22 Feb 2025
Time is running out to apply for lectureships offered through two of the Royal Society of Chemistry…
Bath seeks cleaner, greener water option
Added: 15 Feb 2025
Chemical engineers at the University of Bath have claimed a world first with the creation of a sust…
Mummies’ odour is a bouquet, not a curse
Added: 14 Feb 2025
They might be the stuff of horror movies but Egyptian mummies seem to have lasted the course where …
Liverpool team’s novel material promises boost to IoT storage capabilities
Added: 29 Jan 2025
University of Liverpool scientists have developed a novel material they claim may enable internet o…
Composite product offers hope for neurodegenerative conditions, claim developers
Added: 13 Jan 2025
A novel composite material created by two UK universities has the potential to provide new treatmen…
Strategy launched to futureproof UK role in materials innovation
Added: 13 Jan 2025
The long-awaited National Materials Innovation Strategy has launched with the claim that a committe…
Imperial’s smart heart reading T-shirt nets £340k
Added: 6 Jan 2025
Imperial College London researchers have secured more than a third of a million pounds to enable th…
New body aims to deliver on chemicals sector green pledge
Added: 8 Dec 2024
A new body designed to speed the transition to sustainable chemicals and materials in the UK has be…
Durham points the way for rapid delivery global surveys
Added: 8 Dec 2024
Durham university says it has achieved one of the highest ever response rates for a global, large s…
Scientists beat chefs to the skinniest spaghetti
Added: 25 Nov 2024
UCL scientists have ousted a renowned Sardinian pasta maker’s record for the thinnest pasta ever cr…
