All Materials Science

Scientists develop environmentally safe, frost-resistant coatings
Added: 1 Apr 2022
As the urgency to eradicate environmental pollution increases, many biomaterials are being develope…

Award winner: Partnership and sustainability win emerging technology award
Added: 16 Feb 2022
As we begin to look forward to the inaugural Lab South spin out event, Lab Innovation’s ‘Most impac…

World's first confocal light microscope to study chiral molecules
Added: 11 Feb 2022
Scientists from Durham University’s Chemistry Department have developed the world’s first laser sca…

Replacing unsustainable materials in nanostructure surfaces
Added: 7 Feb 2022
New research results from Linnaeus University opens for a future with more sustainably produced nan…

Food forensics: how AI can smell authentic olive oil
Added: 27 Jan 2022
Extra virgin olive (EVO) oils are highly complex. Here, Prof Chiara Cordero discusses the applicati…

Chemists use DNA to build the world’s tiniest antenna
Added: 14 Jan 2022
Inspired by the ‘Lego-like’ properties of DNA, with building blocks that are typically 20,000 times…

Electron diffraction: A technique suggesting radically new things
Added: 11 Jan 2022
Crystallography mainly relies on diffraction techniques and the most recent of them, electron diffr…

Forensic technology used to deliver justice in 38-year-old murder case
Added: 9 Dec 2021
A unique fingerprint visualisation system has been making news in the US this week after being used…

Renewable energy's hybrid fuel blue hydrogen can help protect the climate
Added: 2 Dec 2021
Blue hydrogen - a renewable fuel hybrid technology - can play a positive role in the energy transit…

New microscope uses photonics to gain insights into ‘superbugs’
Added: 25 Nov 2021
Scientists are building a new super-resolution microscope that uses laser light to study the inner …

The plastics industry must go under the knife for a more sustainable future
Added: 22 Nov 2021
After 50 years of carefree consumption, urgent transformation is needed to negate large-scale green…

How to gain Chinese regulation compliance
Added: 12 Nov 2021
Dr Paul Orange outlines the project which led to his involvement in the new Chinese battery protoco…

Construction robotics - research and innovation from China
Added: 12 Nov 2021
While advances in robotic automation have revolutionised manufacturing over past decades, assemblin…

Understanding powder flow in materials testing
Added: 14 Oct 2021
Tapped density methods are a popular choice for assessing powder flow in materials laboratory testi…

Monitoring dust collection in Pharma manufacturing is easier with IoT
Added: 13 Oct 2021
Pharmaceutical companies must continually monitor and manage dust levels in facilities. Here, Emily…

Greening the lab: first net zero mass spectrometer launched
Added: 5 Oct 2021
As part of an initiative to permanently remove CO₂ emissions associated with the manufacture and su…

Making polymers perform – a research and technical transfer story
Added: 23 Jul 2021
How do you set up and grow a new science-based technology company? Here, we uncover how Dr Don Well…

New shape-changing materials brings soft robotics to life
Added: 23 Jul 2021
Imagine opening up a book of nature photos only to see a kaleidoscope of graceful butterflies flutt…

PPE recycling during a pandemic
Added: 12 Jul 2021
Following on from our online story about COVID waste killing wildlife and how to pick COVID PPE lit…

SoyFilm: Is this the end of fossil fuel single-use plastics?
Added: 10 Jun 2021
At last! A sustainable, scalable and 100 percent natural plant protein-based polymer that functions…