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Materials

MIT team develops organic alternative to cobalt cathodes

Port Talbot blast furnace closure will see loss of 2,800 jobs

Aston University to establish membrane centre of excellence

The heat absorbing microcapsules can be reused indefinitely

Heat absorbing microcapsules could enable smaller electronic devices

Anti-icing and de-icing film generates its own heat

Dr Mahmoud Wagih with the new thermistor

Collaboration develops flexible thermistor with wireless radio frequency interface

Aston University receives EPSRC grant to improve liquid metal casting

Lithium metal battery breakthrough offers rapid recharging

Hundreds of thousands of plastic particles have been found per litre of bottled water

Advanced imaging reveals bottled water nanoplastics

Blue-ringed octopus

Blue-ringed octopus inspires camouflage tech

Solar powered wearables nearer with new conductive polymer

Schematic of a solid-state fuel cell made from the new material and titanium. The result of the galvanostatic discharge reaction showed that the Ti electrode was completely hydrogenated to TiH2 for x ≥ 0.2

Hydride ion-conducting solid electrolyte works at room temperature