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UK demonstrates its first ‘green’ high-powered rocket engine
November 22, 2021
A UK nuclear fusion company based in Bletchley, has just developed and tested its first launch capable, high-power chemical rocket engine in the UK. The company’s ultimate ambition in the...
Pharmaceuticals and the environment: how can the industry put its best foot forward?
November 22, 2021
In recent years, it has become more and more important to both consumers and investors that they support organisations which display a high level of social and environmental responsibility. Camilla...
The plastics industry must go under the knife for a more sustainable future
November 22, 2021
After 50 years of carefree consumption, urgent transformation is needed to negate large-scale greenhouse gases (GHG) being emitted annually by the plastics sector into the global atmosphere. In 2021, the...
PhD student wins leading award from UK Research and Innovation
November 2, 2021
University of Gloucestershire PhD student, Philippa Simmonds, has won a prestigious UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) competition focusing on ways of tackling the climate emergency through the food system.
Scientists uncover a gene involved in sexual conflict in fruit flies
October 22, 2021
Sexual conflict in fruit flies is governed by specifically wired neurons in the brain which have been pinpointed by scientists at the University of Birmingham, UK. Research offers a way...
Understanding powder flow in materials testing
October 14, 2021
Tapped density methods are a popular choice for assessing powder flow in materials laboratory testing. Here, Dr Katrina Brockbank discusses what data tapped density measurements actually do and do not...
Wheat field trial heralds UK acceptance of gene edited crops
October 13, 2021
Post Brexit, the UK is free to make its own decisions around genetic editing of food crops based on the science. Here, Dermot Martin discusses a research project that seeks...
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Botany, Comment And Analysis, Developmental Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental, Food & Bev, Food & Beverage, Food and Drink, Food Science, Genetics, Health, Medical/Health, Proteomics & Genomics
Monitoring dust collection in Pharma manufacturing is easier with IoT
October 13, 2021
Pharmaceutical companies must continually monitor and manage dust levels in facilities. Here, Emily Newton discusses how connected technologies could make that easier.
Atmospheric Sciences, Biochemistry, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Earth & Environmental, Environment, Environmental, Environmental Chemistry, Health & Safety, In Depth, Inorganic Chemistry, Materials, Materials Science, Nanotech, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Physics
Greening the lab: first net zero mass spectrometer launched
October 5, 2021
As part of an initiative to permanently remove CO_ emissions associated with the manufacture and supply chain of all new inorganic IRMS products, the world’s first net zero mass spectrometer...
Analytical Chemistry, Atmospheric Chemistry, Atmospheric Sciences, Biotech, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental, Environmental Chemistry, Geology, Geophysics, Green Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Materials, Materials Science, Oceanography, Physics, Soil Science, Solid State Physics, Tectonics, Volcanology
Better choices for health and wellbeing – for you and the planet
October 1, 2021
With a significant trend towards more widespread acceptance of flexitarian plant-based diets, Adrian Hodgson and Mark Stripf reveal how the needs of a healthy planet and healthy people are intertwined.
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