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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

Inspired by the strange properties of spider silk, researchers have created "liquid wires" that could be used in soft robotics

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

News

Shape-shifting matter could let houses crumple themselves away

Technology

Shape-shifting matter could let houses crumple themselves away

News

Looking up at a skyscraper under construction

Technology

Skyscrapers of the future will be held together with glue

Opinion

hydrophobic water droplet

Physics

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

News

Physicists dream up crystal based on elegant satellite dance

Physics

Physicists dream up crystal based on elegant satellite dance

News

Solar cell you wear like a bandage can power a watch

Technology

Solar cell you wear like a bandage can power a watch

A stretchy solar cell that can be stuck to the skin could help make wearable devices more discreet

News

Technology

Raft made of dust carries water droplets across a sea of oil

News

Technology

Microscopic cage for light traps photons but lets fluids through

News

Technology

3D printed teeth to keep your mouth free of bacteria

News

Technology

Wonder stuff: Making every material you've never heard of

Features