Collaboration. Innovation. Transformation. That's the story of materials in 2025.

I asked a friend doing a Materials Science PhD what trends he was seeing in research. His answer? Collaboration. And reflecting on 2025, this couldn't be more true.
Every advance from the field has involved at least one other field - often two. Automation and nanomaterials. Bioengineering and optic technology. Medicine and quantum science. (Okay, not quite medicine and quantum science just yet, but perhaps in 2026?)
This exclusive eBook captures the story of the past 12 months in materials innovation, from flexible, wearable materials to breakthroughs in e-waste recycling.
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From lab to application, this year-in-review is a snapshot of a field that never stands still.