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Materials

Wood pieces at different stages of modification, from natural (far right) to delignified (second from right) to dried, bleached and delignified (second from left) and MOF-infused functional wood (first on the left)

Engineered wood traps carbon dioxide

US-backed project to use solar for cement production

The BIND interface (biphasic, nano-dispersed interface) makes assembly of stretchable devices simple while offering excellent mechanical and electrical performance

BIND interface universal connector allows simple assembly of stretchable devices

Cement 2 Zero project to help decarbonise key industrial sectors

WMG in partnership with Bolivia to develop potential of lithium

Inside the shaft furnace. The team’s focus on hydrogen as a fuel for furnaces has enormous potential to cut carbon emissions

Simulated shaft furnace assesses hydrogen as fuel for furnaces

Shellac coating paves way for sustainable food packaging

US team stores captured CO2 in concrete

Photo from Ovako of full-scale production trial that evaluated hydrogen as fuel for a steel heating furnace prior to hot rolling

Expert Q&A: Green steel production

A hydrophobic microporous membrane made from plastic waste could make industrial chemical separations more environmentally friendly

Plastic waste upcycled into membrane materials

Professor Elisa Hill-Yardin, Dr Shadi Houshyar and Professor Justin Yeung inspect a prototype of the iodine-infused filament

Antimicrobial suture material shows promise as alternative for mesh implants

KAUST spinout will extract lithium from seawater