Materials
Low-cost and lightweight
02 Apr 2016
Clothes that clean themselves in the offing
26 Mar 2016
Mix and match MOF
09 Mar 2016
New composite material that traps oxygen selectively could be useful for energy applications such as fuel cells
Superconductivity: footballs with no resistance
20 Feb 2016
Making sense of metallic glass
13 Feb 2016
Graphene leans on glass to advance electronics
12 Feb 2016
Scientists' use of common glass to optimize graphene's electronic properties could improve technologies from flat screens to solar cells
Graphene is strong, but is it tough?
06 Feb 2016
Graphene composite could keep wings ice-free
29 Jan 2016
How seashells get their strength
27 Jan 2016
Self-adaptive material heals itself, stays tough
12 Jan 2016
Mechanical properties of nanomaterials are altered due to electric field, researchers find
11 Jan 2016
Researchers create exceptionally strong and lightweight new metal
29 Dec 2015
Magnesium infused with dense silicon carbide nanoparticles could be used for airplanes, cars, mobile electronics and more
Artificial materials that came in from the cold: freeze-casting for fabricating advanced porous materials
14 Dec 2015
Researchers produce light malleable gold foam
30 Nov 2015
Hardened steels for more efficient engines
23 Nov 2015
Chemists create adaptable metallic-cage gels
23 Nov 2015
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The Thirsty Cloud: Why 2026 Is the Year AI Bottlenecks Shift From Chips to Water
By Axel Miller | 28 Jan 2026
As AI server density surges in 2026, data centers face a new bottleneck deeper than chips — the massive water demand required for cooling next-generation infrastructure.
The New Airspace Economy: How Geopolitics Is Rewriting Aviation Costs in 2026
By Axel Miller | 22 Jan 2026
Airspace bans, sanctions and corridor risk are forcing airlines into costly detours in 2026, raising fuel burn, reducing aircraft utilisation and pushing airfares higher worldwide.
India’s Data Center Arms Race: The Battle for Power, Cooling, and AI Real Estate
By Cygnus | 22 Jan 2026
India’s data centre boom is turning into an AI arms race where power contracts, liquid cooling and fast commissioning decide the winners across Mumbai, Chennai and Hyderabad.
India’s Oil Balancing Act: Refiners Rebuild Middle East Supply Lines as Russia Flows Disrupt
By Axel Miller | 21 Jan 2026
India’s refiners are rebalancing crude sourcing as Russian imports fell to a two-year low in December 2025, lifting OPEC’s share and raising geopolitical risk concerns.
Arctic Fever: How ‘Greenland Tariff’ Politics Sparked a Global Flight to Safety
By Axel Miller | 20 Jan 2026
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The New Oil (Part 5): Friend-Shoring, Supply Chain Fragmentation and the Cost of Resilience
By Cygnus | 19 Jan 2026
Friend-shoring is reshaping lithium, rare earth and graphite supply chains, creating a resilience premium and new winners and losers in clean tech.
The New Oil (Part 4): Can Technology Break the Dependency?
By Cygnus | 16 Jan 2026
Can magnet recycling and rare-earth-free motors reduce global dependence on strategic minerals? Part 4 explores breakthroughs, limits and timelines.
India’s Gig Economy Reset: The End of ‘10-Minute Delivery’ Hype?
By Cygnus | 14 Jan 2026
India’s quick-commerce sector is shifting away from “10-minute delivery” hype amid worker safety concerns and rising regulation. Here’s what changes—and what doesn’t.
AI Is Becoming the New Electricity Crisis: Why the Real Bottleneck Is Megawatts
By Axel Miller | 14 Jan 2026
AI is turning into an electricity crisis as data centres scale from chips to megawatts. Grid bottlenecks, copper demand and cooling limits are now the real AI constraints.
