Read article: Gas-trapping structures improve tumour treatment
Oxygen-trapping materials can be injected directly into cancerous tissue to improve response to radiation and chemotherapies
Read article: New material breaks low-thermal-conductivity record
Designer inorganic solid conducts heat almost as poorly as air
Read article: Bioinspired material can’t be cut
Shells, grapefruit and piranha-proof fish motivate design of "Proteus" material that resists power drills and water jets
Read article: Kondo effect induces giant negative thermal expansion
New work could help in designing and developing new alloys for use in aircraft and many other technology applications
Read article: Nanomaterial-coated fabric destroys chemical warfare agents
Composite metal-organic frameworks might be used in protective suits and face masks for soldiers
Read article: Material lattice morphs into doubly curved shapes
Technique could produce scalable, reversible, shape-shifting structures with hitherto unseen complexity for use in a host of practical applications
Read article: Optical lace could make a ‘nervous system’ for robots
New fibrous material could allow robots to feel touch and sense how they interact with their environment
Read article: Magnetic nanosprings break down microplastic pollutants
Researchers have developed an environmentally friendly technique to remove these contaminants from water
Read article: Artificial muscles go with the twist
Three new fibre-based actuator designs have high energy densities, are lightweight and fast
Read article: Seashells inspire shatterproof glass
Researchers have created a new type of glass by mimicking the nacre structure in mollusc shells
