Every year, over 92 million tons of textile waste end up in our municipal landfills. Fabrics such as synthetic nylon can sometimes take around 200 years to decompose. Modern Synthesis is a biotech ...

Investors are favoring tech over natural resources, creating opportunities in underinvested sectors like materials. Consider Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF for broad exposure to the materials ...

A material made from hollow nanoparticles and DNA is exceptionally strong, especially considering how small its building blocks are. It could eventually be used to build extremely sturdy medical and ...

Researchers have developed very light and extremely strong material that can withstand extreme heat. The material could be useful for aerospace and other high-performance industries. Developed by ...

Materials such as bone and wood are extremely performant: although they are made from soft biological polymers, they are strong — and hence allow humans and trees to stand upright — because they have ...

Resembling the interlocking links in chainmail, novel nanoscale material is incredibly strong and flexible. The interlocked material contains 100 trillion mechanical bonds per 1 square centimeter -- ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Graphene is often regarded as one of the strongest known materials. It is about 200 times stronger than steel while remaining exceptionally lightweight and flexible. 1 Despite these advantages, ...