February 15, 2025

Chemical engineers at the University of Bath have claimed a world first with the creation of a sustainable plant-based nanofiltration membrane that contains no fossil fuel-derived materials or toxic solvents.

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Materials, Physics & Engineering

Chemical Engineering, Engineering, Environment, Environmental, Green Chemistry, Materials, Materials Science

February 13, 2025

Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence (AIME) has received public and private funding of more than £13 million to fund its MEMetic project for water filtration.

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering

Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Cell Biology, Chemical Engineering, Engineering, Environment, Green Chemistry, Medical/Health, Molecular Biology, Pharmaceutical

February 10, 2025

Despite being an internationally renowned centre of academic excellence, the UK is struggling to commercialise the innovations its research creates. Andrew Tingey discusses why the UK’s spinout sector is faltering,...

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering

Biology, Biotech, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Earth & Environmental, Engineering, Food & Bev, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical, Policy

February 7, 2025

A common freshwater species of algae packed with nutritional benefits could be the next agricultural ‘superfood’, claim researchers from the University of Birmingham.

Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering

Biology, Botany, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Energy, Environment, Food & Bev, Food Science, Policy

January 29, 2025

University of Liverpool scientists have developed a novel material they claim may enable internet of things (IoT) devices to operate with more efficient and smaller energy storage capabilities.

Earth & Environmental, Materials, Physics & Engineering

Energy, Engineering, Environment, Materials, Materials Science, Nanotech, Policy

January 27, 2025

Upgrading and replacing assets such as refrigeration equipment requires careful attention not only to cost and efficiency but also compliance, advises Mohammed Choudhury.

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering

Biology, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Environment, Health & Safety, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology

January 27, 2025

Leading UK climate change research site the Hadley Centre Climate Programme (HCCP) provided a return 33 times the support provided for its work between 2018 and 2021.

Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering

Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental, Geophysics, Physics

January 20, 2025

London’s role as a lab science location has been limited by shortage of sites but evidence suggests the picture is changing rapidly, suggests Miranda Knaggs.

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering

Biology, Biotech, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Earth & Environmental, Environment, Health & Safety, Materials, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Pharmaceutical, Physics, Policy

January 20, 2025

Funding valued at £3 million is to be shared among 10 research projects that aim to develop technologies to realise plans to tap the carbon saving value of hydrogen and...

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Energy, Environment, Policy

January 13, 2025

A four year project intended to boost Europe’s role in quantum research has secured €3.2 million from Horizon Europe.

Energy, Physics, Policy, Quantum Physics