Editorials in 2018

The 2018 Nobel prizes in chemistry and medicine celebrate tools for engineering biological materials.

There is room for improvement in materials sustainability, provided we examine carefully the whole value chain.

Prostheses today can trace their roots to the rudimentary designs of the First World War, but since then there have been significant advances that have improved the quality of life of amputees.

Highly sophisticated materials properties and engineering efforts are crucial for the success of missions for space exploration and settlement.

Treating living matter as a material has immense biomedical potential, but it’s worth acknowledging how the notion unsettles longstanding preconceptions and raises challenging new questions.

Lessons learnt from Horizon 2020 and a determination to become a world-class hub for entrepreneurship form the basis of the European Commission’s ambitious Research and Innovation budget.

Large-scale, environmentally friendly hydrogen production will rely on steam methane reforming coupled with carbon capture and electrolysis, but solar fuels could have a disruptive role to play.

As the interaction of the immune system with the tumour microenvironment becomes increasingly understood, more evidence indicates how immunotherapy can be employed to better eliminate cancers.

Whether you like exploring the mysteries of light–matter interactions, playing with a versatile chemical platform, or developing the most efficient devices, metal halide perovskites could be the materials for you.

US research funding sees both winners and losers as the Trump administration outlines its agenda.

Materials research in Africa can contribute to addressing global challenges by tapping into a growing number of talented scientists.

Art historians have joined forces with material scientists in order to better understand the objects of interest but also develop better conservation treatments and preservation approaches.