Materials
Add repelling mosquitoes to graphene’s stable of abilities
Turns out that graphene has yet another stand-out property: it can block the signals mosquitoes use to sniff out tasty...
Climbing plant tendrils inspire a material that could power up artificial muscles
Prosthetic limbs are often weighed down by heavy actuators required to move joints. Materials science researchers have been inspired by...
Meet one engineer transforming biosolids into bricks
Abbas Mohajerani thinks that human waste could mean another brick in the wall.
One ‘origami engineer’ is giving the ancient art a modern twist
Origami, the traditional Japanese art of paper-folding, is increasingly being used to solve modern-day engineering problems.
This new material could challenge graphene’s supermaterial status
CSIRO is using heat to produce an even more versatile carbon-based material.
Green concrete trial puts a more sustainable spin on some of the world’s most used materials
The streets of a Sydney suburb will serve as a testing ground for a new geopolymer concrete made from recycled...
Engineers are looking for a material that runs rings around unsustainable plastics
Ring polymers have potential as sustainable materials that disintegrate on demand. In order to put them to use, engineers are...
Tiny fibres spun from native grasses weave a new class of renewable materials
Fibres from a humble hummock plant usually dealt with by fire could find their way into new, sustainable materials.
Fibres spun from graphene are hacking into the body’s electrical signals to help organs heal
The emerging field of electroceuticals could soon offer a more targeted, drug-free treatment for chronic illnesses.
What do people and solar cells have in common? They both like a little caffeine boost
A coffee break inspired engineers in the US to try out a novel way of increasing the commercial viability of...
