In work that aims to protect soldiers from biological and chemical threats, a team of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists...
Polymers reinforced with ultra-fine strands of carbon fibres epitomise composite materials that are “light as a feather and strong as...
A modern aeroplane’s fuselage is made from multiple sheets of different composite materials, like so many layers in a phyllo-dough...
As we approach the miniaturisation limits of conventional electronics, alternatives to silicon-based transistors are being hotly pursued. Inspired by the...
Scientists at Yale University have developed a novel cancer treatment that rapidly grows and enhances a patient’s immune cells outside...
A lightweight telescope that a team of NASA scientists and engineers is developing could become the first to carry a mirror made of carbon nanotubes in an epoxy resin.