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Whisky by-product could help produce sustainable bioethanol

August 6, 2026
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Researchers at Heriot-Watt University have joined a project exploring whether a by-product of whisky production can be converted into bioethanol using technology originally developed for space missions. The three-year initiative,...
Physics & Engineering, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental
Biotechnology, Engineering biology, Industry, Space science
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UK programme strengthens defences against severe space weather

August 6, 2026
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As the UK becomes increasingly aware of the risks posed by extreme weather, researchers are also strengthening the country's ability to respond to another natural hazard: severe solar storms. New...
Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering
Instrumentation, Meteorology, Space science
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Agreement moves Paralympian McFall closer to historic space mission

July 5, 2026
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A new agreement between the UK Government and commercial space company Vast has moved UK astronaut John McFall a step closer to becoming the first person with a physical disability...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Physiology, Prosthetics, Space science
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Government backs space manufacturing technologies with £19m package

June 14, 2026
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The UK Government has announced more than £19m of funding to support next-generation space technologies, including a £10m award to Cardiff-based Space Forge to advance a reusable spacecraft heat shield...
Physics & Engineering, Earth & Environmental
Manufacturing, Space science
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Microscopic astronauts’ space lab takes pioneering journey

April 26, 2026
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Space travel involving animals is nothing new but a British contribution to the International Space Station may be harnessing the smallest species yet. The UK Space Agency (UKSA) funded Fluorescent...
Life Sciences, Earth & Environmental, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Astrobiology, Instrumentation, Radiation, Space science
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DESI calls time on mapping universe and 47 million galaxies

April 19, 2026
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One of the greatest cosmological surveys ever staged has finished its five year project to produce the most comprehensive 3D map of the universe so far achieved. The Dark Energy...
Physics & Engineering, Earth & Environmental
Space science
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