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Plastic use in Spain’s greenhouse industry has polluted local seagrass beds

Plastic production in Spain has led to microplastics leaking into the surrounding environment, polluting the Mediterranean seagrass beds.

Identification of O2 formation: enabling O-redox technology in Li-ion batteries

Dr Robert House from the University of Oxford discusses how the identification of O2 formation and its role in voltage hysteresis will inform and direct future material design efforts towards enabling O-redox technology in the next generation of Li-ion batteries

New non-graphite anode material for sodium-ion batteries

Researchers at Korea Maritime and Ocean University set out to find a suitable non-graphite anode material for sodium-ion batteries.

New biodegradable electronic displays to minimise waste medical electronics

Scientists have produced the first biodegradable electronic displays to help the electronics industry adopt a sustainable lifecycle.

Connecting the physics of semimetals to the theory of black holes

A joint research collaboration has launched a three-year research project connecting the physics of semimetals to the theory of black holes.

Scientists successfully control the degradation of a new theromoplastic biomaterial

A collaboration between the University of Birmingham and Duke University has resulted in the fine tuning of a new theromoplastic biomaterial.

New graphene filter can remove nanoscale contaminants from liquids

Researchers have developed a new graphene filter to remove nanoscale contaminants from liquids, such as nanomaterials and microplastics.

New material for supercapacitors developed using reduced graphene oxide

A team of scientists have synthetised a new, innovative material for supercapacitors based on reduced graphene oxide.

New novel hybrid emitter could revolutionise the design of OLEDs

An international team of researchers report the development of a novel hybrid emitter that could revolutionise the design of OLEDs.

New shapeshifting collagen-based nanomaterial can shift from flat sheets to tubes

Chemists have developed a shapeshifting collagen-based nanomaterial that can shift from flat sheets to tubes and back to sheets again.

What happens when supersolid materials are destabilised?

Physicists from Innsbruck and Geneva have investigated what happens when supersolid materials are brought out of balance.

Innovation in the construction industry

The Construction Scotland Innovation Centre is driving transformational change across the construction industry

New 3D-printed smart gel changes shape when exposed to light

Engineers at Rutgers University, USA, have created a 3D-printed smart gel that changes shape when exposed to light.

Novel energy storage device made from a sustainable graphene hybrid material could replace batteries

A team of researchers has developed a highly efficient novel energy storage device made from a graphene hybrid material.

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