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A team at @KyushuUniv_EN embedded a natural plant pigment into a #hydrogel to make a #packaging film that can indicate when food starts to spoil and could extend the #shelflife of food products.
Full article at: iom3.info/4ih7e0P
Proton exchange membranes:
Dr Michael Euan Ford MIMMM at HLK explores three patented improvements to #proton #exchange membrane water #electrolysers.
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'The long-term opportunity is to move beyond the idea that cooling fabrics have to be white. There is enormous potential to combine #colour, #comfort and cooling performance in the next generation of #textiles.'
Read the full article at: iom3.info/3VGRrzM
Do you want to contribute to the Materials World magazine in 2027?
The editorial team is keen to hear from academic and industry professionals who might want to contribute.
See the themes we are exploring in the link below: iom3.info/4z8HfyW
Charging up the talent pool:
The Faraday Institution's #Training and #Diversity Panel talk to Zanna Buckland about showcasing the career options in the #battery sector and generating a thriving array of diverse talent.
Read the full article at: iom3.info/4ynEF6X
Winding up to circularity:
SusWind is a joint industry programme to advance a #circulareconomy for large-structure, end-of-life #composites from #windenergy. Dr Kyle Pender and Dr Jonathan Fuller of @NCCUKinfo explain more.
Full article: iom3.info/4yM6Ihc
Back to school:
As #climatechange moves further up the political and educational agenda, speakers at a recent #WestminsterEducationForum conference discussed how England’s #educationsystem can prepare young people for a rapidly changing world.
Article: iom3.info/47meS3V
Resolved to solve
The 2026 Armourers & Brasiers’ Materials Venture Prize winner, Advanced B-Solv Technology is a #batterymanufacturing spin-out from @imperialcollege.
Its founder talks about its #solventfree, dry electrode #coating technology.
Article: iom3.info/4hSJznz
#Quantum metacrystal works at room temperature:
@LSU_Boon developers claim their #metacrystal can distinguish quantum differences between #photons and guide each state along a different pathway, with limited changes to their information.
Full article at: iom3.info/4zlRYFC
Power to the people:
The energy transition promises cleaner power, new industries and millions of #jobs.
In the lead up to #COP31, Mel Rutherford examines what it takes to turn the promise of a #justtransition into a reality.
Full article at: iom3.info/4hK2xg1
Flexible and transparent glass for adaptive #optics:
Ningbo University researchers designed a chalcogenide #glass that could overcome a long-standing trade-off between #infrared transparency and mechanical flexibility for adaptive optics.
Article: iom3.info/4yb9trf
#Hydrogen has enormous potential as a clean energy carrier for various industries, but cost-effective storage remains a significant challenge #highentropyalloys for hydrogen #storage.
Read the full article here: iom3.info/3TUicjG
#Wool rope makes waves in #seaweed farming:
Ropes produced from 100% sheep’s wool are said to show promise for growing #kelp – a large, fast-growing, brown seaweed.
Read the full article here: iom3.info/3VK3lZF
Laying the groundwork:
#Reliability, #lifecycle thinking and engineering collaboration will determine whether new #energytechnologies succeed at scale or not.
Mike Eason at @JohnCraneInc explains why.
Read the full article here: iom3.info/4s5S1TU
Colour-changing packaging signals food freshness:
Anthocyanin – a natural plant pigment – embedded into a metal-organic framework reportedly creates a hydrogel that can indicate when food starts to spoil.
Read the full article at: iom3.info/4ih7e0P
Driven by data:
Data centre capacity is expanding, but the growing energy demands of these
warehouse-like facilities has sparked debate around finding sustainable solutions.
Read the full article at: iom3.info/4dB9SMj
Purple, the new white for keeping cool in heatwaves:
A lightweight, purple fabric reportedly stays up to 6.2°C cooler than conventional purple cotton when exposed to direct sunlight.
Read the full article at: iom3.info/purp-white
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Smoothing the transition:
Members of the IOM3 Energy Transition Group unpack the unprecedented growth in #renewables and explore how #hydrocarbons continue to underpin global #energysecurity, affordability and industrial development.
Full article at: iom3.info/4hJyQeT
The October issue of #MaterialsWorld is now live on our website!
Check out the latest issue on the #energytransition at iom3.info/3EDdFu3
Egyptian faience...is the beautiful, shiny, often blue-green, glassy #material, seen mostly as small figures or Scarab beetles in #Egyptology collections...it was made from the land in a time before #modern mechanisation.
Full Article: iom3.info/4ArIutT
