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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...

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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