Read article: Mimicking squid skin to improve thermoregulating blankets
New material could be used to cool electronic circuits, in smart clothing and in building insulation
Read article: Spider silk, bone and wood inspire 3D printed polymers
New liquid-crystal structures boast mechanical properties that rival the best lightweight composite materials around today
Read article: Calcium ions help improve implant adherence
New experiments and calculations show how the ions improve titanium-bone bonding
Read article: Making artificial wood on the large scale
New polymeric material looks and feels like the real thing, and it is fire resistant too
Read article: Self-healing composite could make resilient robot skin
The material repairs itself in a process that is somewhat analogous to plasticity in nervous tissue
Read article: Less is more for conducting graphene composites
Growing gold nanoparticles in situ makes graphene polymer composites effective conductors with very little graphene
Read article: Smart sponge demonstrates tunable surface slipperiness
Surface slipperiness is a critical property within material development in the medical and technology fields
Read article: New aeroplane wing changes shape to boost performance
Morphing design could improve manoeuvrability and fuel efficiency
Learning about the physics of everyday materials at the AAAS meeting
Read article: Graphene-based composites could cool electronics
New thermal interface materials might also prevent solar cells from overheating
