Read article: 3D printing technique keeps brittle tungsten crack-free
Electron beam melting could be used to make components for fusion reactors and other high-temperature applications
Read article: Graphene oxide fibres fuse and fissure
Bio-inspired method could have applications in medical devices, robotics and smart textiles
Read article: Laser ‘speed limit’ leaves defects in 3D-printed parts
Slow laser scans cause metal to form pores during laser powder bed fusion, leaving behind voids that weaken and degrade performance
Read article: Pushing e-textiles towards the ‘plain of productivity’
Entrepreneur and designer Madison Maxey speaks to Margaret Harris about the materials-science challenges of making electronic textiles
Read article: Plasmonic nanocubes make an ultrafast thermal camera
New multispectral photodetector could find applications in medicine, food safety and precision agriculture
Read article: Laser-cooled ions implant deterministic colour centres
New technique reliably and precisely inserts single-ion impurities into a crystal and could help in the development of future quantum information technologies
Read article: Wearable patches could ‘decode’ sweat
Mass produced sensors can almost instantly detect and analyse electrolytes, metabolites and other biomolecules contained in sweat
Read article: The strongest fibres have their roots in wood
Bioinspired assembly technique helps exploit the strength of cellulose nanofibrils that are stronger than wet-spun carbon nanotubes and graphene fibres
Read article: Metal ion separation speeds up
New technique is much more efficient than conventional approaches to produce pure actinide isotopes
Read article: Delignified wood could help cool down buildings
Newly engineered structural material reflects infrared radiation
