Polymers

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Fast fashion, and fashion in general, is responsible for huge amounts of landfill and waste,…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF LiON batteries have a variety of social and environmental issues ranging from they explode and…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Lunar dust clogs up everything so researchers are trying to find ways to get rid…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Nature and synthetic biology are finding new ways to combat humanity’s waste and pollution problems….

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Increasingly nanoparticles are being used in all areas of medicine, and some of the breakthroughs…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Most bandages protect, but there are a lot of new bandages coming onto the market…

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WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF 3D printing lets us manufacture things that previously would have been impossible, costly, or both….

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF You are biology, and biology has its limits, but if the cells in your body…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Quantum computers will one day help us invent and design new things, from materials and…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF By using new manufacturing techniques we can do things we couldn’t do before, such as…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Smart materials will make a huge difference to the product we make, how we use…