Glassy carbon is lightweight, ultrastrong, very hard, elastic, and electrically conductive and is ideal for military armor and aerospace applications.

28 September 2017Cordelia Sealy

Comment now

Nanocomposite makes printing glass a synch

Silica nanopowder in a polymeric matrix makes fused silica glass amenable to modern 3D-printing methods.

28 September 2017Cordelia Sealy

Comment now

A cloth to mop up oil and spin it away

Cheap bundles of fibres could be used to clear up oil spills in the future.

21 September 2017

Comment now

Peruvian innovator is recipient of Materials Today Embracing Challenge award

Fernando Torres recipient of 2017 Embracing Challenge award

11 September 2017Laurie Donaldson

Comment now

Introducing the Materials Today book series

Coming soon, to a bookshelf near you.

8 September 2017Kayla Dos Santos, Simon Holt, and Stewart Bland

Comment now

Glass transition starts at higher temperatures than originally supposed

Studies of the connection between viscosity and atomic interactions have revealed that glass transition starts at higher temperatures than thought.

2 August 2017

Comment now

Nominations now open for 2018 Robert Cahn Award

Submit your nomination for the 2018 Robert Cahn Award today.

27 July 2017

Comment now

Nominate a scientist for the 2018 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards

Submissions are being accepted for the 2018 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early-Career Researchers in Developing Countries.

27 July 2017

Comment now

Recipients of the 2016 Acta student awards

Find out who will receive one of the 2016 Acta student awards.

27 July 2017Christopher A. Schuh

Comment now

Throw it a curve and 2D becomes 3D

Neat trick to print a 2D form of a 3D model that spontaneously forms solid, curved object.

21 July 2017David Bradley

Comment now

Copper-containing nanoparticles boost bone repair

Copper-containing mesoporous bioactive glass nanoparticles are versatile, multifunctional and can carry active agents to the site of bone damage

10 July 2017Cordelia Sealy

Comment now

Swell study shows how single polymer can conduct electrons and ions

Scientists have found that amorphous regions of a polymer film can transport ions, while crystalline regions are better at conducting electrons.

7 July 2017

Comment now

2016 Journal Impact Factors released

Latest metrics show strong increases for the Materials Today family.

19 June 2017

Comment now

Materials and Design and HardwareX team up to showcase open hardware in scientific research

Find out more about the collaboration between HardwareX and Materials and Design journals.

15 June 2017

Comment now

Glass doesn’t provide clear window on nuclear damage

In an unexpected finding, scientists have discovered that the atomic disorder seen in irradiated materials is different to that seen in glass.

14 June 2017

Comment now

Prof. Gleb Yushin named as finalist in 2017 Blavatnik National Awards

Gleb Yushin has been named as a finalist in the 2017 Blavatnik National Awards.

9 June 2017

Comment now

News archive…

Connect with us

Tissue engineering by decellularization and 3D bioprinting

Volume 20, Issue 4, Pages 166–178Elena Garreta, Roger Oria, Carolina Tarantino, Mateu Pla-Roca, Patricia Prado, Francisco Fernández-Avilés, Josep Maria Campistol, Josep Samitier, Nuria Montserrat

Comment now

News