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Bioplastic packaging ‘extends’ shelf life
Added: 3 May 2016
A team of researchers has developed plant-based bioplastic packaging that is designed to extend the…
Fracking ‘unlikely’ to contaminate water
Added: 29 Apr 2016
A study of the abandoned Selby coalfield in Yorkshire suggests fracking is unlikely to pose a pollu…
Scottish chemical industry rallies collaboration cry
Added: 25 Apr 2016
The Scottish chemical industry has called on all political parties to help deliver growth throughou…
Scientists recruit cyanobacteria to create ‘clean’ chemicals
Added: 25 Apr 2016
German scientists are researching the use of cyanobacteria to provide a more sustainable method for…
Collaborative group proposes natural carbon use
Added: 19 Apr 2016
Academics and industry representatives have joined forces to develop a new model for decarbonisatio…
Pfizer and Allergan terminate merger
Added: 6 Apr 2016
Pfizer’s $160 billion (£105bn) merger with Irish pharmaceuticals developer Allergan has been termin…
Researchers make ‘liquid-like’ materials breakthrough
Added: 4 Apr 2016
A study undertaken at the University of Chicago reveals how liquid-like materials can change into a…
‘Giant’ battery connects to grid
Added: 20 Mar 2016
A £4 million battery-based energy storage facility has been launched at Willenhall substation near …
Scientists target PET plastic puzzle
Added: 17 Mar 2016
Researchers around the world are inching closer to halting the environmental damage caused by the p…
Budget 2016: Industry reacts to tax breaks and levies
Added: 16 Mar 2016
Chancellor George Osborne took the opportunity in his first budget of the year to cut taxes for the…
Gender pay reporting ‘demands clarity’
Added: 11 Mar 2016
Manufacturers in the UK are calling for greater clarity on the regulations on gender pay reporting …
Public backs women as engineers
Added: 8 Mar 2016
A survey conducted by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) suggests almost 80% of the p…
Carbon nanotubes could extend nuclear reactor life
Added: 3 Mar 2016
Research conducted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) suggests small amounts of car…
Enzyme study tackles biofuel efficiency
Added: 2 Mar 2016
A team of researchers has made a ‘significant step’ in understanding the processes naturally-occurr…
UK scientists seek to unlock biorefining processes
Added: 29 Feb 2016
A new collaborative research project has been launched to improve the biorefining processes behind …
Bovine biomass could ‘revolutionise’ renewables
Added: 22 Feb 2016
A team of UK researchers at Harper Adams University is looking at how fungi found in a cow’s stomac…
‘Smart skin’ mimics real thing
Added: 19 Feb 2016
Researchers at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia have developed …
Top pharma firms fined £45m
Rob Smith | Added: 12 Feb 2016
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has fined a number of pharmaceuticals firms – including…
Gender pay report ‘disappointing’
Added: 12 Feb 2016
Companies with 250 employees or more will be forced to highlight pay inequality between male and fe…
Manufacturers highlight internet concerns
Added: 9 Feb 2016
A survey conducted by the manufacturers’ organisation EEF suggests broadband connectivity will be i…
