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Materials

‘Conductive Play-Doh’ could herald new class of materials

Gentoo penguins inspire solution to ice build-up

Spectrometer on a chip

International team develops scaled down spectrometer

Researchers improve light absorption in perovskite/si tandem solar cells

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Swansea team transforms face masks into Ethernet cables

Ruthenium doped with nickel proved to be a robust catalyst to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. The anode developed at Rice University is intended to replace expensive iridium in industrial catalysts

Iridium replaced with ruthenium in hydrogen production

World’s first large-scale production of battery grade Prussian blue

Seaweed replaces plastic in grease-resistant fast-food packaging

SER Group establishes specialist battery recycling division

A new plastic-like material developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin can be manipulated to be soft and stretchy or hard and rigid with only the application of a catalyst and visible light

Controlled crystallisation leads to plastic that mimics natural phenomena

This 10-min fast-charging battery was developed for electric cars, with the black box on the top containing a battery management system to control the module

Thermal modulation breakthrough promises rapid recharge for EV batteries

Rio Tinto Fer et Titane (RTFT) operations in Sorel-Tracy, Québec

Rio Tinto partners with Canadian government to decarbonise Rio Tinto Fer et Titane