3 April 2025 Jet Zero under Judicial Review in High Court The UK Government’s policy for achieving net-zero Aviation by 2050 comes under scrutiny. News
3 April 2025 UK Government assesses capability for critical minerals supply The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) examines capabilities in midstream processing, recycling and recovery. News
2 April 2025 Maritime Innovation Challenge launches The competition seeks innovations to synchronise and team multiple undersea systems. News
2 April 2025 EU move to mine Indigenous land contested The EU has approved mining projects on Indigenous Sámi land under the EU Critical Raw Materials Act. News
1 April 2025 Polytag to track Welsh plastic waste Polytag integrates its technology in four plastic detection units processing 146,000t of waste. News
1 April 2025 UK site for testing composite rebar R-Tech Materials claims to be the only independent UK lab accredited for composite rebar testing in Europe. News
31 March 2025 Airbus to deliver first British-built rover to Mars The Rosalind Franklin rover will explore the red planet in 2030 for signs of life on Mars. News
31 March 2025 ISA continues to discuss deep-sea mining The First Part of the 30th Annual Session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) wrapped up at the end of March. News
31 March 2025 Battery material plant for Finland, and Europe’s biggest battery in Scotland A cathode active material (CAM) plant is to be built in Kotka, Finland, while Europe’s largest battery site in Blackhillock, Scotland, commences operations. News
28 March 2025 Royal Society of Chemistry leads experts in tackling polymers in liquid They will collaborate to improve the way polymers-in-liquid formulations (PLFs) are made, used and disposed of by 2040. News
28 March 2025 £250mln invested in UK’s largest semiconductor facility Vishay Intertechnology intends to invest in their Newport plant in Wales. News
28 March 2025 Funding for fusion energy sensors The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) is investing £3.5mln in sensor technology. News
27 March 2025 EU approves 47 raw material projects The projects are intended to secure and diversify access to critical materials. News
27 March 2025 British Steel to consult on proposed Scunthorpe blast furnace closures The closures would affect two blast furnaces, steelmaking operations and a reduction in steel rolling-mill capacity. News
27 March 2025 Localised bone density increases through combined material and drug treatment Injectable hydrogel works with medication to treat osteoporosis. News
27 March 2025 Patterns of quantum interference discovered from molecular collisions Quantum interference and symmetry dictate molecular behaviour in gold-surface collisions. News
26 March 2025 Royce Industrial Collaboration Programme opens funding call The programme will match companies with UK academic experts to accelerate technology development. News
26 March 2025 Import controls needed to stem 'crisis' in EU plastics recycling Plastics Recyclers Europe highlights a sharp decline in domestic production, increased imports and rising economic pressures. News
26 March 2025 Contrail mitigation flies up the aviation sector's agenda An AIRBUS-led project will assess contrail formation, and the impact of fuel composition on particle emissions. News
26 March 2025 Nanofiltration to enhance aluminium recycling from wastewater The process could make aluminium production more efficient while reducing hazardous wastewater from the manufacturing process. News