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Materials

A "perfect storm" over waste plastic

Soundwaves assist additive manufacturing with viscous liquids

Penn State team supercharges piezoelectric tech

3D printed light receptors hold promise in development of bionic eyes

Increasing sustainability in plastics

Graphene printed into complex 3D shapes by US research team

Screen-printed electrodes promise reliable source of power to off-grid communities

Front line recyclables repurposed into 3D printing filaments

Mary Rose hull preserved using magnetic nanotech

Hong Kong team develops 4D printing for ceramics

The material difference

The world’s most wear-resistant alloy consists of platinum and gold