Industry news

The impact of marine plastic pollution on human health tops a list of marine threats in a large-scale survey that could shape policy over ocean protection.

The company has identified near-term actions to achieve net-zero by 2050 at the latest.

Network Rail is unveiling a new design of bridge that could transform rail crossings across the UK.

The Professional Clothing Industry Association Worldwide (PCIAW) is launching the Circular Textiles for a Sustainable Future Report during an exclusive webinar featuring several industry experts.

More efficient and reuseable protection from shock, impact, explosion and vibration is the focus of research at the University of Birmingham, UK.

The Green Technical Advisory Group will advise investors, consumers and businesses to make green financial decisions.

New POSTnote outlines consumer attitudes and challenges around design.

An IOM3 virtual event explored the potential opportunities and challenges of using hydrogen as an alternative energy source, looking at its viability as a realistic path to achieving net-zero.

An ultra-thin and fully transparent material, which is said to have one of the highest mobilities of any wide bandgap, positively charged semiconductor, is under development at RMIT University, Australia, for integration into flexible displays and smart lenses.

Using a new 3D printing process, University of Nottingham researchers have discovered how to tailor-make artificial body parts and other medical devices with built-in functionality, which they claim offers better shape and durability, while cutting the risk of bacterial infection at the same time.

The UK Government has launched a competition to inspire the next generation of British space scientists, asking young people to design a ‘nanosatellite’ with the winning entry destined for space.

The initial list of sites being considered for the STEP plant has been published by the UK Atomic Energy Authority.

As autonomous and connected vehicles emerge from concept towards reality, the feasibility of creating smart cities was up for discussion at a recent event.

Investigating a potential next-generation material to be used as medical implants, the role of natural extracts and poly(vinyl alcohol)-based membranes for metoprolol transdermal delivery.

Examining closing the gap between industry and academia in corrosion science and prediction, seawater’s effects and biocompatibility responses.

High-heat conductivity magnesium alloys that can reduce the weight of radiators and heat removal systems in electric vehicles and consumer electronics are being put forward by scientists in Russia.

The UK Government’s ambition to phase out petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030 must be translated into near-term action now, suggests Green Alliance in its latest policy insight report.

International standardisation network VAMAS Is calling for participants to perform interlaboratory comparison of water/BAM-P109 (activated porous carbon) adsorption isotherms and to recommend best practices for vapour sorption measurements.

Bee'ah is announcing that it will be developing the Middle East’s first waste-to-hydrogen project which includes a generation plant and a green hydrogen vehicle fuelling station in the UAE, in partnership with UK-based Chinook Sciences.

Oxbotica and TRL have piloted the use of the first Code of Practice for the safe and cost-effective deployment of autonomous vehicles in unstructured off-highway environments, with a live trial conducted in a quarry using a number of off-road vehicles.