This week’s top stories

Novel reaction process could fuel soft robotics

Researchers have developed a novel reaction process that uses fuel to control non-living materials such as hydrogels by charging them.

CNT-coated nanofibers help tissue regrow

biocompatible polymer scaffolds coated with carbon nanotubes could provide a vital foothold for regrowing cells

Enzymes wait to strike in novel biodegradable plastics

Using embedded enzymes, researchers have produced compostable plastics that break down within a few weeks on exposure to heat and water.

Structural batteries: Advances, challenges and perspectives

The tribovoltaic effect

Self-therapeutic nanomaterials: Applications in biology and medicine

A strong, lightweight, and damping cermet material with a nacre-like ultrafine 3D interpenetrated architecture

Electrospray printing: Unravelling the history of a support free three-dimensional additive manufacturing technology