Materials

Student competitors turn jellyfish, microorganisms, and even hair cells into useful things.

An engineer lights up tiny tumors that doctors can’t see.

Hipster tea sludge is being transformed into a wonder material.

A wonder material goes to work inside the body.

Teleported molecules, custom genomes, and other innovations that will deliver on the technology’s biggest promises.

Eventually, no one will die while waiting for a transplant. But that day is further off than you might think.