Innovate UK announce latest round of Faraday Battery Challenge
Round five of competition has £25mln fund available.
Wooden dome made entirely from demolition waste
Team at ETH Zurich use digital fabrication to construct geodesic dome.
State of the Sector Review - Packaging
Have your say on the future of the packaging industry
Call for Assessors
Could you become part of the PIABC End Point Assessment assessor team?
Materials Technology, Vol. 37, No. 7, ready to read
With an overview of phase reversion-induced nanostructured austenitic alloys, structural and spectral studies of Ce doped Sr3Y(BO3)3 nano phosphors, and a look at the mechanical behaviour, hybridisation and osteoblast activities of novel baghdadite/ PCL-graphene nanocomposite scaffold.
Rio revises funding arrangements with Turquoise
Rio Tinto has agreed to amend funding plans with Turquoise Hill Resources (TRQ) to acquire the approximately 49% of the issued and outstanding shares of TRQ that Rio does not currently own.
2.5D materials development project gets underway
Japan is launching a 2.5D materials development project including 40 researchers from all over the country.
Survey prompts action to address gender gap in engineering
A survey reporting women underrepresentation in engineering and physical sciences will help to shape actions to address the issue.
Cardiac catheter switches from soft to rigid states
A cardiac catheter switching between soft and rigid states during surgery could make treatment of cardiac arrhythmia simpler and more effective.
£5.5mln research effort to fuel ships on green ammonia
The EPSRC-funded project aims to develop new and disruptive engine technology.
Leading UK research facilities to move closer to net-zero
A leading, advanced robotics research centre is set to adopt a novel, in-house solution to tackling rising energy bills.
Research Excellence Framework 2021 Report Issued
REF 2021 found that the range of research disciplines was very wide and there was extensive evidence of interdisciplinary and internationally collaborative research.
Octopus Energy has invested in the world's largest subsea power cable
Due in 2027, the power cable will deliver solar power from Morocco to the UK.
UK Government to consider the environment in all policy-making
The UK government will follow five internationally recognised principles to recognise environmental impacts when making policy.
How inclusive is the engineering profession? Share your thoughts
The Royal Academy of Engineering is seeking UK-based engineers to share their experiences of inclusivity
Getting drastic about plastic
Representatives from industry, government and the not-for-profit sector came together to discuss the next steps for a UN resolution to end plastic pollution. Alex Brinded reports.
Tribology - Materials, Surfaces & Interfaces, Vol. 16, No. 2, out now
Alloy dry sliding wear, tribological evaluations of a spark plasma sintered Mg–Ni composite, and top compression ring power loss in engines are examined.
Perfect pitch – closing the loop on carbon fibre production
A US university collaboration has developed carbon fibres from petroleum pitch – a by-product of oil refining.