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An engineer found a way to turn juiced cactus leaves into a feasible substitute for plastic, and she wants to make biodegradable cutlery.

Health & Medicine

Scientists Make Fake, Biodegradable Plastic From Cactus Juice

By Dan Robitzski

A new genetic trick allowed researchers to use bacteria to manufacture super-strong spider silk faster than spiders do themselves.

Scientists Gene-Hacked Bacteria to Make Bullet-Proof Spider Silk

By Dan Robitzski

Chinese engineers just figured out how to manufacture a self-assembling silver nanowire that can be woven into high-tech clothing.

Science & Energy

New Fiber Could Be the Foundation for Futuristic Smart Garments

By Dan Robitzski

New self-assembling molecular networks can take away several challenges from atomic-scale data storage.

Science & Energy

Self-Organizing Molecules Could Store Data in Individual Atoms

By Dan Robitzski

A new charge-storing system looks like a fabric that can be stitched into whatever you're wearing that day, helping discretely power biosensors.

Science & Energy

A New Battery Can Be Stitched Into Clothes to Power Wearables

By Dan Robitzski

New Self-Repairing Material Could Let You Key Your Car Just for Fun

Science & Energy

New Self-Repairing Material Could Let You Key Your Car Just for Fun

By Dan Robitzski

A Toronto startup figured out how to get bacteria to turn food waste into biodegradable plastics. If it scales, it could prevent loads of methane emissions.

These Bacteria Digest Food Waste Into Biodegradable Plastic

By Dan Robitzski

New Soft Robotic Skin Automatically Heals Itself, Even If You Shoot It Full Of Holes

New Soft Robotic Skin Automatically Heals Itself, Even If You Shoot It Full Of Holes

By Dan Robitzski

Customized “Exosuits” Will Move With Your Stride

Future Materials

Customized “Exosuits” Will Move With Your Stride

By Claudia Geib

Science & Energy

Researchers Have Designed a Type of Aluminum That’s Lighter Than Water

This “Self-Healing” Thread Can Alternate Between Firm and Flexible

Future Materials

This “Self-Healing” Thread Can Alternate Between Firm and Flexible

By Jess Vilvestre

New Super-Light Exoskeleton Created to Enhance The Human Body

Prosthetics and Devices

New Super-Light Exoskeleton Created to Enhance The Human Body

By Jelor Gallego

Scientists Just Engineered Transparent Wood

Future Materials

Scientists Just Engineered Transparent Wood

By Jelor Gallego

Cambridge Makes World’s Smallest Engine, And It’s Tiny Enough to Enter Cells

Science & Energy

Cambridge Makes World’s Smallest Engine, And It’s Tiny Enough to Enter Cells

By Todd Jaquith

Reverse Photosynthesis—New Biotech Breakthrough Converts Plants into Biofuel

Future Materials

Reverse Photosynthesis—New Biotech Breakthrough Converts Plants into Biofuel

By June Javelosa

Amazing 3D Printer Can Use 21 Different Metals Simultaneously

Future Materials

Amazing 3D Printer Can Use 21 Different Metals Simultaneously

By Sarah Marquart

New Stretchable and Transparent Heater Made from Metallic Glass

Future Materials

New Stretchable and Transparent Heater Made from Metallic Glass

By Joseph Libunao

Borophene: This New, 2-Dimensional Material May Be Stronger Than Graphene

Future Materials

Borophene: This New, 2-Dimensional Material May Be Stronger Than Graphene

Chemist Creates the First 100% Recyclable Plastic

Future Materials

Chemist Creates the First 100% Recyclable Plastic

Scientists Create Most Expensive Material on Earth, Costs $4.2 Billion per Ounce

Future Materials

Scientists Create Most Expensive Material on Earth, Costs $4.2 Billion per Ounce

Scientists Make New Form of Gold That’s Nearly as Light as Air

Science & Energy

Scientists Make New Form of Gold That’s Nearly as Light as Air

Japanese Scientists Invent Nearly Unbreakable Glass

Future Materials

Japanese Scientists Invent Nearly Unbreakable Glass

By June Javelosa

This New Heart Stent Works Like Dissolving Stitches

This New Heart Stent Works Like Dissolving Stitches

Computer Chips Made of Wood Could Help Curb Electronic Waste

Computer Chips Made of Wood Could Help Curb Electronic Waste

Engineers Craft New, Thinner Invisibility Cloak

Future Materials

Engineers Craft New, Thinner Invisibility Cloak

Robots May Soon Have Artificial Skin

Robots May Soon Have Artificial Skin

Scientists Predict Existence of Flat Liquid

Future Materials

Scientists Predict Existence of Flat Liquid

By Fred Peterson

New Skin-Like Color Display Has the Potential to Revolutionize Apparel

Future Materials

New Skin-Like Color Display Has the Potential to Revolutionize Apparel

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Future Materials

New Shape-Memory Metal Practically Never Wears Out

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Future Materials

Soft batteries made from trees to power cars and clothes

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Future Materials

Spacecraft built from graphene could run on nothing but sunlight

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Future Materials

Researchers find a way of tuning light waves by pairing two exotic 2-D materials

By Elise Bailey

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Creating Smart Skin Using Carbon Nanotubes

By Amber Raynolds

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Future Materials

The World’s Thinnest Transistor is Just Three Atoms Thick

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Future Materials

New material can restore the body’s damaged tissue

By Kayleen Carr

Scientists develop mesh that captures oil-but lets water through

Future Materials

Scientists develop mesh that captures oil-but lets water through

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Metamaterials that harvest energy almost perfectly from electromagnetic waves

A Polish Company is Developing Liquid Body Armor

Future Materials

A Polish Company is Developing Liquid Body Armor

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Future Materials

Scientists Have Made Concrete Using Plastic Waste

By Christine Doan

Programmable pop-up materials can morph on command

Future Materials

Programmable pop-up materials can morph on command

By Andrew Johnson

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Future Materials

New paper-like material could boost electric vehicle batteries

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Future Materials

Newly Discovered Biological Material Stronger Than Kevlar

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Future Materials

Scientists Invent a New Steel as Strong as Titanium

By Matthew Lincoln

Research team succeeds in building transistors using silicene

Future Materials

Research team succeeds in building transistors using silicene

By Andrew Johnson

Water-soluble silicon leads to dissolvable electronics

Future Materials

Water-soluble silicon leads to dissolvable electronics

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Future Materials

New superconducting hybrid crystals developed at the University of Copenhagen

By Christine Doan

Scientists Create A Hybrid Sodium Ion Capacitor From Peanut Shells

Future Materials

Scientists Create A Hybrid Sodium Ion Capacitor From Peanut Shells

By Matthew Lincoln

New ‘High-Entropy’ Alloy Is As Light As Aluminum, As Strong As Titanium Alloys

Future Materials

New ‘High-Entropy’ Alloy Is As Light As Aluminum, As Strong As Titanium Alloys

New Low-Cost Way To Create 3D Nanostructures

New Low-Cost Way To Create 3D Nanostructures

“Smart” Skin Applied On Prosthetic Limbs Can Replicate The Sense Of Touch

Future Materials

“Smart” Skin Applied On Prosthetic Limbs Can Replicate The Sense Of Touch

By Amber Raynolds

45-Year Physics Mystery Shows A Path To Quantum Transistors

Quantum Computing

45-Year Physics Mystery Shows A Path To Quantum Transistors

By Andreea Popescu

Scientists Use ‘Smallest Possible Diamonds’ To Form Ultra-Thin Nanothreads

Scientists Use ‘Smallest Possible Diamonds’ To Form Ultra-Thin Nanothreads

By Amber Raynolds

Superconductivity Without Cooling

Future Materials

Superconductivity Without Cooling

Save Energy With Nanotechnology Insulation

Save Energy With Nanotechnology Insulation

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Future Materials

New Process That Converts Human Generated Waste Into Fuel In Space

Physicists bind single-atom sheets with the same force geckos use to climb walls

Future Materials

Physicists bind single-atom sheets with the same force geckos use to climb walls

By Matthew Lincoln

Breakthrough In Single Molecule Tech Can Increase The Storage Capacity Of Flash Memory Cards

Future Materials

Breakthrough In Single Molecule Tech Can Increase The Storage Capacity Of Flash Memory Cards

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Future Materials

Organic Crystal Film Grown On Special New Substrate Breaks Performance Record

By Matthew Lincoln

Super-Fast Computers Are Closer To Reality With The Help Of Glass Manipulation

Super-Fast Computers Are Closer To Reality With The Help Of Glass Manipulation

By Amber Raynolds