Coral reefs create an outer skeleton through complex biomineralization. To build their underwater word, corals use the mineral calcium carbonate in the form of the metastable crystal aragonite. How these skeletons grow and crystallise is shrouded in mystery. To investigate…
[Originally posted on LinkedIn on 17th October 2025] This Sunday, London will host the LA Rams, an NFL team symbolised by the iconic shape of a rams’ horn. But interest in sheep horns goes far beyond sports. As shown in…
[Originally posted on LinkedIn on 3rd October 2025] Smart textiles incorporate electronic devices into a fabric, but if you owned a smart t-shirt how would you care for it? Throw it in the wash? Remove wrinkles by ironing? Fold it…
[Originally posted on LinkedIn on 23rd September 2025] Pollen can fly through air, spreading plant seeds to new locations. But can this behaviour be recreated and controlled to create tiny motorised systems? Inspired by the shape of pollen particles, a…
[Originally posted on LinkedIn on 21st August 2025] What can sheep teach us about material design? A new paper in Advanced Functional Materials shows that the answer is a lot. The study explores 16 wool fibre types from different sheep…
