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Chemical SMEs called on to improve NHS care
Added: 23 Aug 2016
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) h…
Funding helps fight food security
Added: 19 Aug 2016
Five research projects in the UK have been awarded a slice of £9 million to help strengthen the res…
Upcycling breathes new life into food waste
Added: 11 Aug 2016
Food waste may soon be turned into plastics, fruit juices, food ingredients, and liquid fuels, said…
FDF gears up for sugar-free movement
Added: 8 Aug 2016
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has launched a new guide to assist food manufacturers seeking t…
‘Powerful’ software speeds hazardous chemical identification
Added: 2 Aug 2016
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have developed new substance analysis software capable o…
GSK invests £275m in UK manufacturing
Added: 27 Jul 2016
Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced plans to invest £275 million into three of…
Engineering innovation campus opens in Cheshire
Added: 11 Jul 2016
The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) has opened a Campus Technology Hub for advance…
Engineering institutions join forces over Brexit
Added: 6 Jul 2016
All 38 engineering organisations in the UK have united under one banner to advise the government on…
Scientists make ‘low-cost’ carbon capture breakthrough
Added: 6 Jul 2016
Scientists from the University of York have developed a low-cost, efficient method for capturing ca…
Biomass to power science park
Added: 27 Jun 2016
Construction of a new £140 million biomass plant has begun at science and technology innovation cen…
Brexit: Industry bodies call for ‘clear’ exit strategy
Added: 24 Jun 2016
A vote in favour of the UK withdrawing from the European Union has prompted industry trade bodies t…
Polymer membrane patterns get 3D makeover
Added: 14 Jun 2016
A new form of 3D printing developed by US researchers may offer a faster method for developing and …
P&G to phase out phosphates
Added: 14 Jun 2016
Procter & Gamble (P&G) has announced plans to phase out phosphates in its Fairy dishwasher tablets …
Crystal ‘clears up’ nuclear waste
Added: 13 Jun 2016
Researchers from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and the US have discovered a n…
Experts transform CO2 ‘into stone’
Added: 9 Jun 2016
In a new study, researchers working at the Hellisheidi geothermal power plant in Iceland have shown…
3D printing masters receives funding top-up
Added: 1 Jun 2016
Anglia Ruskin University has received £46,000 from the Higher Education Funding Council for England…
Bayer's $62bn move on Monsanto rejected
Added: 25 May 2016
Monsanto has rebuffed a $62bn (£42.7bn) bid from German chemicals and pharmaceutical group Bayer.
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Graphene stretches rubber strength
Added: 23 May 2016
A team of nanomaterials specialists at the University of Manchester has developed a graphene compos…
Chemicals demand ‘bucks’ industry slump
Added: 11 May 2016
The Chemical Industry Association (CIA) says its members have made a strong start to the year, with…
Nuclear industry seeks clean up solutions
Added: 10 May 2016
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has awarded several consortia £12 million worth of rese…
