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Materials

Engineered “meta-material” reflects light and sound in tailored directions

AI technique could lead to development of new materials

Chemical process transforms plastic waste to fuel

Funding boost puts £35m into UK steel industry

3D-printed rubber materials self-heal when fractured or punctured

Shape-morphing elastomer could lead to tuneable lenses

Light based 3D printer shapes custom objects from liquid resin

Bioactive glass implant uses copper to fight bone infection

Stomach sensor stays in place by swelling to size of a ping-pong ball

MOD invests £1m in 'wrapped-rib' satellite technology

'Metallic wood' has strength of titanium but is up to five times lighter

Unweldable alloy makes connections with automotive industry