World-first as UKAEA deploy autonomous robot to operate at JET
AN AUTONOMOUS robot has carried out maintenance works at the Joint European Torus (JET), marking ...
News - Research & Development
INEOS cross-border CCS storage project completes ‘successful’ pilot phase
INEOS has completed the pilot phase of its European cross-border carbon capture and storage (CCS)...
Evonik targets €1.5bn sales boost with sustainable research strategy
GERMAN specialty chemicals firm Evonik expects to generate an additional €1.5bn (US$1.7bn) in sal...
EU investing €1bn in AI factories in race for innovation
THE EU is investing €1bn (US$1.1bn) to set up so-called AI Factories that will use the bloc’s sup...
Eli Lilly invests US$1bn in ongoing Irish expansion
AMERICAN pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly has invested US$1bn into the expansion of its manufactu...
RAEng offers £150m in grants for engineers who want to scale up climate tech
ENGINEERS in the UK can bid for fellowships worth up to £3m (US$3.9m) to help scale up climate te...
Dutch pilot plant turns CO2 into fish and chicken feed
LIVESTOCK and fish could soon be eating protein made from CO2 and hydrogen thanks to the launch o...
Nuclear-power container shipping could be possible within the decade
NUCLEAR-POWERED container ships could be moving cargo in and out of Europe by the end of the deca...
MIT researchers develop mineral to prevent cracks in fusion reactors
FUSION reactors’ lifespans could be extended by more than ten years thanks to researchers from th...
Australian researchers develop technology to power mobile phones with CO2
ELECTROCHEMICAL conversion could soon turn CO2 into a “valuable” power source for laptops and pho...
UK researchers develop fridge-free hydrogel to store vital medicines
UK SCIENTISTS have developed a water-based gel that can store vital medicines, including the diab...
£70m for engineers to design and build advanced nuclear fuel plants
THE UK government is offering £70m (US$90m) for engineers to design and build plants needed to ma...
Bezos funds US$30m sustainable protein lab as Imperial engineers seek to revolutionise food production
A US$30m centre for sustainable protein has been launched at Imperial College London as engineers...
University of Bristol switches on fastest, greenest supercomputer
THE UK’S most powerful and greenest supercomputer – Isambard-AI – has begun to come online and re...
University of Leeds facility to accelerate new-era nuclear research in the UK
NUCLEAR researchers and scientists in the UK will have access to a new “cutting-edge” facility at...
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