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melting toy

Technology

Old toys will self-destruct thanks to vanishing plastic

A new generation of materials that dissolve on demand could solve the problem of plastic waste – and even give extra satisfaction when peeing

Features

Shrinking material

Technology

Material that shrinks in heat can weather extreme temperatures

News

man and forge

Technology

Impossible alloys: How to make never-before-seen metals

Features

Plastic flower blooms thanks to its own internal molecular clock

Technology

Plastic flower blooms thanks to its own internal molecular clock

News

Buckminster Fuller

Technology

How future-proof are the ideas of Buckminster Fuller?

Culture

A transparent ball of glue, close up, with a white strand of spider silk going into it, twirling around and comnig out the other end. Looks cool and abstract

Technology

Artificial spider silk mimics how it acts as liquid and solid

News

Fungal material made into letters spelling out

Technology

Fungal products won't win prizes for glamour but will be greener

Culture

An artist's impression showing a small robot with four legs and gecko-like feet crawling over the outside of a spacecraft, with the surface of Earth visible over the top of the page

Space

Gecko Gripper blasts off to help design space-crawling robots

News

Scientist Inside A Fusion Reactor

Technology

New alloys could lead to next generation of nuke plant metals

News

Designs from Islamic art

Technology

Material that can grow when stretched is inspired by Islamic art

Geometric patterns based on ancient Islamic designs allow metamaterials to move in ways that could be useful for medical devices and satellite technology

News

Technology

Shape-shifting matter could let houses crumple themselves away

News

Technology

Skyscrapers of the future will be held together with glue

Opinion

Physics

Nano coating lets you mould and slice liquid just like Play-Doh

News

Physics

Physicists dream up crystal based on elegant satellite dance

News