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Materials

Flash sintering makes ceramics more ductile and durable

Water repellent wax coating offers eco-friendly breathability

Artificial skin provides haptics for use in rehabilitation or VR

Human skin inspires flexible fracture control method

JLR unveils 3D printed protective glove

Red-glowing railroad worm may hold key to better medical imaging

Liquid lens aids study of murky water dwellers

Spiders’ silk gives strength to wood-based bioplastics

Morphing metamaterial has tunable shape-changing properties

Aeroengines investigated in circular economy study

PhotoChromeleon offers colour customisation

Platinum-based catalytic system could cut cost of fuel cells