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When plasma leaves the laboratory

April 13, 2026
The orbital laboratory is evolving into something more ambitious, a controlled industrial environment for producing next-generation materials, explains Ed Smith and Andrew Griffiths. For decades, crystalline research in space has been an invaluable...

RGU secures £800,000 grant to drive clean hydrogen innovation

October 25, 2025
Researchers from Robert Gordon University School of Computing, Engineering and Technology have secured £0.8 million for a clean energy project to produce hydrogen using waste steam from nuclear facilities.

UK’s rarest reptile takes firmer hold in Devon

September 28, 2025
Conservation efforts to save Britain’s rarest native reptile have resulted in a 25% year on year increase in numbers at a key site in the west country.

Innovation centre invests in algae to tackle minewater contaminants

May 31, 2025
Synthetic biology hub SynbiCITE has awarded grant funding to aid a firm’s research into the use of microalgae for combatting mine water pollution.

Green chemistry: The path to sustainable reagents in laboratories

March 31, 2025
Green chemistry is revolutionising the way we approach sustainability in science. Rachel Sully explores its 12 guiding principles – from waste prevention to energy efficiency – and gives tips on...

Disappearing glaciers ‘now second largest contributor to sea level rise’

March 2, 2025
Glacier loss in central Europe was nearly 40% during this century, suggests a study by Belgium’s Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

Bath seeks cleaner, greener water option

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.

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