Creating new materials by turning failure on its head

Nature, Published online: 06 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03599-5 Usually, materials either are stiff or can absorb shocks or vibrations; they rarely achieve both. A fresh approach combines these seemingly incompatible properties in materials that are at once...

From the archive: election special

Nature, Published online: 05 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03634-5 A look at the history of opinion polls and political campaigning in these snippets from Nature’s past.

A spider’s windproof web

Nature, Published online: 05 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03467-2 A garden spider innovates to prevent web destruction by gusts of wind, and researchers call for a multidisciplinary approach to teaching science, in our weekly dip into Nature’s...
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