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The GPE-TENG can stretch up to 375 per cent of its original size
Materials

Triboelectric nanogenerator shows promise for wearables

RAVEN (Robotic Avian-inspired Vehicle for multiple ENvironments)
Aerospace

Birdlike drone able to jump into flight

There are over 74,000 road and rail bridges across the UK
Civil & structural

Project will utilise muons to assess aging infrastructure

New CAA rules will allow activities where drones can remain at low heights close to infrastructure
Aerospace

Drones given new nighttime navigation tool

The winding Sani Pass dirt road between South Africa and Lesotho
Civil & structural

Project targets better road construction in South Africa

Research team leader Assoc. Prof Ben Tee (right) with Dr Fu Xuemei (middle) and Dr Wan Guanxiang (left)
Electronics

Self-healing SHINE fibre shows promise for robotics and wearables

Rathlin Island’s current network quality is inconsistent, relying on mainland mobile signals and various broadband solutions
Communications

Funding boost for rural connectivity solutions

Methane is estimated to account for about 15 per cent of global temperature increases
Energy & environment

Catalyst converts methane into polymers at room temperature

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Energy & environment

Carbon-14 diamond battery could work ‘forever’

The new balloon is similar to a traditional gastric balloon. It is connected to an external controller that can be attached to the skin, and the system contains a pump that inflates and deflates the balloon when needed
Medical & healthcare

New gastric balloon works on demand

A centimetre cube cartilage construct via High-throughput Integrated Tissue Fabrication System for Bioprinting (HITS-Bio) in the lab of Ibrahim Ozbolat at Penn State
Medical & healthcare

New technique advances rapid bioprinting