Materials
Engineers find inspiration for new materials in an ancient art form
An old Japanese art form is inspiring engineers to create new smart structures.
Harder, better, stronger: Transport of the future rests on a rare-earth element
Lighter vehicles are becoming very appealing as plans for future transportation get made. For this reason and more, we could...
Materials engineers find way to recycle old jeans into artificial cartilage
A Deakin University team has found an unexpected material that can be used to produce synthetic cartilage: old denim.
This “inexpensive and ubiquitous” material could protect buildings from earthquake damage
Geotextiles are already used in building foundations. But their flexibility, thinness and strength might also help save properties - and...
Old tyres are being recycled into new pavement for racetracks
An Australian company could save thousands of old tyres by recycling them into a novel paving material.
These artificial leaves could one day transform any building into green infrastructure
Design engineer Julian Melchiorri wants his technology to do what plants can – and his green thinking has led to...
Graphene: Engineering the ‘wonder material’ to live up to the hype
Electronics engineer Francesca Iacopi is intent on taking innovative 2D materials like graphene out of the lab and into the...
Energy and efficiency needs are forcing a rethink of data storage
The rise of big data has meant a vast increase in the amount of data out there, which means it's...
The source of graphene’s lackluster performance revealed as silicon impurities
Graphene’s reputation as the ‘material of the future’ has been tarnished by its disappointing performance. A new study got to...
New semiconductor paves the way to super powerful, greener phones
Australian engineers have brought bendable, biodegradable screens a step closer with an ultra thin, part-organic semiconductor.
