Materials Features

Steel revolution: The reusable steel solution

Steel revolution: The reusable steel solution

By reusing metals that would otherwise be melted down, EMR Reusable Steels has cracked one of the construction industry’s biggest challenges: reducing the embodied carbon of its newest projects.

Repair, don’t replace: EU takes aim at throwaway culture

Repair, don’t replace: EU takes aim at throwaway culture

It’s no secret that the products we use every day are getting harder and harder to fix. Why bother to repair when it’s so much easier and cheaper to replace?

Graphene innovations in automotive technology accelerate green mobility

Graphene innovations in automotive technology accelerate green mobility

The Graphene Flagship, an ambitious European research initiative launched in 2013, has made significant progress in advancing graphene-based innovations in the last 10 years. Here, Ali Shaygan Nia, Business Developer for Graphene-Based Coatings and Composites at the Graphene Flagship, examines the innovations that have helped to develop ground-breaking solutions that enhance automotive components, improve safety, and contribute to a greener future.

Composites send drones to the skies

Composites send drones to the skies

In 2020, a group of engineers working in the drone research lab at Politecnico di Milano, Italy (PoliMI) used their expertise in drone design, integration, flight testing, and production to form a new spin-off company. ANT-X was born: a custom drone solutions provider with one foot in the research sphere of PoliMI and the other in the rapidly expanding global drone market.

Digital trading platform drives big push in plastics recycling

Digital trading platform drives big push in plastics recycling

Plastics are super-versatile and an essential part of our everyday lives, yet even today, they often end up being incinerated. A more sustainable plastics economy is needed.

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