10 June 2025 Sustainable chemistry nets Nottingham professors award EuChemS Sustainable Chemistry Award given for research on safer processing. News
10 June 2025 SMRs and Sizewell offer new nuclear jobs boost Rolls-Royce SMR has been selected as the preferred bidder to build small modular nuclear reactors in the UK. News
10 June 2025 Call for information on the futureproofing of materials, minerals and mining industries IOM3 is seeking evidence on sustainability in environmentally intensive sectors. IOM3 News
10 June 2025 Blue carbon – there’s a farm for it Seaweed farms store carbon as effectively as natural coastal ecosystems new research shows. News
9 June 2025 Nanoscale elementary semiconductors with tuneable electronic properties The inter-university group say this could lead to a variety of customised electronic devices using only a single element. News
9 June 2025 Copper supply chains face deficit over next 10 years McKinsey & Company have found copper supply chains could reach a 3.6MT shortfall in refined copper by 2035. News
9 June 2025 The ECITB predicts UK renewables workforce to reach 42,000 by 2030 The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) estimates increase for the engineering construction industry (ECI) in renewables. News
6 June 2025 The Retail Institute calls for packaging industry to lead The academic research centre recommends the UK packaging industry drives change rather than rely on government action. News
6 June 2025 ABB's ring motor achieves environmental certification The gearless mill drive ring motor drives large grinding mills for the mining industry. News
5 June 2025 IOM3 publishes report on the role of materials, minerals and mining in delivering the Plan the Change The report highlights how the responsible management of the materials cycle underpins security, growth and clean energy. IOM3 News
5 June 2025 £19.6mln for Exeter metamaterials hub The research will develop metamaterials designed at microscopic scale. News
5 June 2025 UK aluminium and steel exempt from new US 50% import tariff The new tariff replaces the broad brush 25% tariff President Trump placed on all steel and aluminium imports earlier this year. News
5 June 2025 IOM3 launches new ASV badge to celebrate volunteers and supporters Recognising the contribution of our valued volunteers and supporters. IOM3 News
4 June 2025 EU names 13 raw materials projects outside the bloc The European Commission has selected 13 projects in countries outside the EU to secure access to raw materials. News
4 June 2025 Network Rail stations and offices go solar The solar farm for Network Rail's stations and offices will be built by EDF Renewables UK near Swainsthorpe in Norfolk. News
3 June 2025 UK's first open-access, fibre-reinforced, thermoplastic tape capability The Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) claims it will accelerate innovation in sustainable composites. News
3 June 2025 Manufacturers warn UK's Industrial Strategy will be flawed unless energy costs addressed Make UK states UK energy costs, 46% above the global average, risk undermining the upcoming Industrial Strategy. News
2 June 2025 Chinese research suggests coal as a rare-earth source for the future A new study reveals significant rare-earth element concentrations in coal from the Chongqing and Yunnan regions. News
2 June 2025 Digital Materials Foundry from Royce to speed materials innovation The Henry Royce Institute (Royce) has launched an open access platform to transform materials discovery, design and deployment. News
2 June 2025 How elastic are meteorites? Laser ultrasound has the answer Researchers at the University of Nottingham, UK, have measured the stiffness of space rock for the first time. News