Slower melt ice cream
On a hot day, frustratingly, ice cream often melts before you can eat it. But adding tiny fibres made from banana plant wastes could slow down this melting process.
Swiss army knife smokescreens
A carefully targeted smoke grenade can provide valuable cover for military personnel and tanks on the move.
Graphene clean up
Water from Sydney Harbour has been purified with the help of graphene coated onto a synthetic fluoropolymer membrane.
Agro upheaval
Many farmers and environmentals are unhappy with the EU’s approval of the Bayer-Monsanto deal