Composites journal articles, Volume 17, Issue 7 (September 2014)

Reducing the energy consumption of building homes

Scalable, automatable process for energy-efficient building materials

Tri-functional metasurface enhanced with a physically unclonable function

Plant waste promises biocompatible bioplastics

lupin hull biowaste could offer a cheap, abundant, and environmentally friendly, feedstock for biomaterials and bioplastics

Robot snail advances with novel soft material

Researchers have developed a liquid-metal-filled organogel composite with high electrical conductivity, high stretchability and self-healing properties.

Novel smart material stiffens up when stressed

A novel material made of liquid-metal particles embedded in a rubbery elastomer can stiffen by up to 300% when subjected to mechanical stress.