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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…
Materials institute opens door to Teesside SMEs
Added: 2 Feb 2016
The Materials Processing Institute (MPI) has launched a new technology centre for small to medium e…
Food firms facing greater safety fines
Added: 1 Feb 2016
Guidelines that came into effect today could result in manufacturers receiving far greater fines fo…
UK urged to ‘welcome foreign talent’
Added: 28 Jan 2016
To maintain its position as a leading hub for science and engineering, the UK must present a more b…
Yorkshire Water fined £600k for sewage leak
Added: 21 Jan 2016
Yorkshire Water Services has been fined £600,000 after a leaking sewage pipe burst in Wakefield, ki…
Fourth industrial revolution to ‘disrupt jobs market’
Added: 19 Jan 2016
A report published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) suggests the fourth industrial revolution will…
Nestlé funds new 'Ecobiotic' drugs targeting microbiome
Added: 15 Jan 2016
Nestlé Health Science has signed an exclusive agreement to support development of a new class of bi…
Robot control system “enhances” manufacturing
Added: 12 Jan 2016
The VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) has developed a novel control system for industr…
UK launches IoT research hub
Added: 6 Jan 2016
A £23 million Internet of Things (IoT) Research Hub led by University College London (UCL) has been…
Food waste to fuel buses
Added: 4 Jan 2016
Hundreds of buses throughout Scotland will now run on biodiesel derived from used cooking oil and r…
Boron nanotubes test carbon strength
Added: 22 Dec 2015
Polymers that form bonds with boron nitride nanotubes are stronger that carbon nanotubes, a team of…
Alliance and Sinclair in pharma deal
Added: 22 Dec 2015
Alliance Pharma has acquired Sinclair IS Pharma for roughly £132 million.
Fellowships granted for “challenging issues”
Added: 21 Dec 2015
The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE) has awarded eight new research Fellowships.
