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"headline": "Imperial-led team fuse natural silk into ultra\u2011strong, sustainable materials",
"summary": "ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ researchers have developed a solvent free way to fuse natural silk fibres into strong, multifunctional solid materials using heat and pressure alone. Published in Nature Sustainability, the scalable process preserves silk\u2019s natural structure, delivering mechanical performance similar to Kevlar while retaining optical and biological functionality for sustainable engineering and medical applications.",
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"date": "5 March 2026",
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"sortDate": "2026-03-05",
"headline": "Imperial partners in sustainable aviation with top Italian research centre",
"summary": "A new agreement will see Imperial and the Italian Aerospace Research Centre CIRA explore opportunities for joint research projects in sustainable aviation, computational science and next-generation air mobility.",
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"author": "Ian Mundell",
"profile": "Professor Laura Mainini",
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"articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/aeronautics/2025/aeronautics-spinout-monolith-ai-acquired-by-us-cloud-computing-company/",
"date": "23 October 2025",
"year": "2025",
"sortDate": "2025-10-23",
"headline": "Aeronautics spinout Monolith AI acquired by US cloud computing company",
"summary": "CoreWeave will make Monolith\u2019s AI tools available to engineers, speeding design decisions and product innovation.",
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