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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

Quantum calculations help new process to build 2D materials

KAUST researchers have developed a membrane with excellent water desalination performance in forward and reverse osmosis configurations

Membrane boost for water desalination

Panel session: Building a net zero economy

Seaweed-based material brings battery breakthrough

Chemical and biomolecular engineering professor Damien Guironnet and graduate students Vanessa DaSilva and Nicholas Wang demonstrated a new scalable process that can upcycle plastics.

Upcycling plastics to cut greenhouse gas emissions

Make UK calls on government to support modular housing revolution

Researchers have developed a metasurface device that can display three types of images depending on the illumination light. Shown are a colour nanoprinted image (a), the same image with a polarisation-dependent watermark (b), and a holographic flower (c)

New metasurface shows different images depending on light source

Prototype jacket proves wearable thermal camouflage