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UKRI funding to bring the public into the heart of five research projects
Added: 27 May 2021
UK Research and Innovation is encouraging people from across the UK to actively contribute to five …
Replacing plastics in fibre-based packaging for full recycling
Added: 10 May 2021
New research highlights biodigestible barrier polymers to replace plastics and non-repulpable lamin…
Pre-programmed degradation makes 'biodegradable' plastics truly compostable
Added: 22 Apr 2021
By embedding polymer-eating enzymes in plastic, researchers have found a way to make previously tri…
Recycled graphene from tyres can make more environmentally friendly concrete
Added: 8 Apr 2021
This could be where the rubber truly hits the road. Rice University scientists have optimised a pro…
'Team ice' uncover crucial information to aid the development of new more active cryoprotectants
Added: 17 Mar 2021
Researchers uncover new understanding around the interactions between synthetic polymers and ice fo…
Closed-loop chemical recycling of common petrochemical realised
Added: 28 Jan 2021
Imagine plastics and rubber that can be chemically unzipped back to reusable monomers for recycling…
Long-life, long-range, rapid recharging, affordable electric car battery
Added: 21 Jan 2021
Go from zero to 60 miles per hour in 3 seconds and drive like a Porsche... Electric car batteries t…
How to grow your own smart materials with live fermentation cultures
Added: 12 Jan 2021
Have you ever made your own soda bread or homemade yoghurt using a fermented 'starter culture'? Ima…
Plant-based supercapacitor delivers 900 x energy efficiency
Added: 11 Sep 2020
In a new study, researchers at Texas A&M University have described their novel plant-based energy s…
Affordable carbon-loving materials for reduced industrial emissions
Added: 28 Jul 2020
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tenne…
New antiviral technology supports reusable COVID-19 facemasks
Added: 25 Jun 2020
Researchers from Freie Universität Berlin and ITA RWTH Aachen, two of the most recognised academic …
Viable sodium-ion battery for sustainable energy storage
Added: 3 Jun 2020
Washington State University (WSU) and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) researchers have…
Scaled-down reactor turns greenhouse gas into fuel
Added: 4 Sep 2019
A newly-developed reactor containing a 2D catalyst is able to covert atmospheric CO2 into pure liqu…
Graphene synthesised with eucalyptus bark
Added: 26 Jun 2019
Australian and Indian researchers have used a chemical from the bark of the eucalyptus tree for a n…
Brexit causing pesticide regulatory fears
Evoluted New Media | Added: 23 May 2019
The UK’s withdrawal from the European Union includes the removal of a blanket ban on endocrine disr…
Spin out takes on plastic oceans
Evoluted New Media | Added: 26 Mar 2018
A new spinout company founded on technology that can turn waste from plastic, tyres and biomass int…
Solar block reaches new heights
Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Oct 2017
New technology created by a University of Exeter spin-out could see buildings powered using innovat…
Silk production explained
Evoluted New Media | Added: 28 Sep 2017
A better understanding of how silk is spun in the natural world could lead to greener ways of produ…
Green future for solar cells
Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Aug 2017
Scientists from the University of Cambridge have proposed a green alternative to producing next-gen…
Modified sugarcane provides hope for future biofuel production
Evoluted New Media | Added: 19 Apr 2017
Scientists have genetically engineered sugarcane to produce oil in leaves and stems to increase pot…
