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Powering the world’s most innovative materials
Materials innovation plays a critical role in economic development, explains David Knowles, and digitalisation is vital to speeding up the process from lab to manufacture.
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Shall I compare thee to soft robotics…?
A scientific revelation regarding rose petals has been hailed by its discoverers as a potential breakthrough for materials science.
In Depth
Food forensics: how AI can smell authentic olive oil
Extra virgin olive (EVO) oils are highly complex. Here, Prof Chiara Cordero discusses the application of an AI smelling machine to analyse, qualify, categorise, and authenticate olive oil and counter…
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Powering the world’s most innovative materials
Materials innovation plays a critical role in economic development, explains David Knowles, and digitalisation is vital to speeding up the process from lab to manufacture.
Interviews
Science, in the cause of justice
Dame Sue Black shares her thoughts on forensic science, its uses and limitations, the impact of modern technologies and offers a steer to those seeking to follow in her footsteps.
Focal Point
Water droplet
This amazing image – Crack Patterns I, by Thomas Séon – shows a water droplet falling onto a silicon substrate at -36°C...
