09 May, 2024 Biocomposite Breakthrough: Self-digesting spore-filled polymers By Mairi Rudkin This article caught my eye this morning - researchers based at the University of California San Diego have developed a new class of...
08 May, 2024 Turning sunlight into fuel By Mark Dauncey Solar fuels offer a carbon-neutral alternative to conventional fossil based fuels and will form a key component of the energy transition....
03 May, 2024 Research into the development of homegrown wood fibre insulation takes root By Callum Cook In early April, BE-ST (Built Environment-Smarter Transition) reported further progress in its mission to accelerate the built...
03 May, 2024 M&C at Innovation Zero By Karan Lalwani It was fantastic for Mark and I to attend Innovation Zero this week – the UK’s largest net-zero and sustainability conference. With...
12 Apr, 2024 Addressing the Whale in the Room: Sustainable Scents beyond Ambergris By Kate Appleby Every so often I hear an interesting news story about a clued-up beach goer discovering thousands of pounds worth of ambergris washed up...
09 Apr, 2024 Coloured artificial leather invented, with both the leather and the colour created by bacteria By Donald McNab Artificial leather, sometimes referred to as faux or vegan leather is changing. Many artificial leathers are based on artificial polymers...
08 Apr, 2024 FDA Approval for Recycled Plastics in Food-Grade Packaging By Peter Youle There have been significant advances in the recycling of plastics, reducing both the need for new plastics and the volume of plastic...
25 Mar, 2024 Singapore gains another cleantech company By Giles Pinnington Singapore has attracted another innovative European cleantech giant, thereby adding to the ever-growing list of cleantech companies which...
01 Mar, 2024 Hydrogen Week in Cambridge By Mark Schuster Throughout our Hydrogen Week posts so far, we have highlighted hydrogen activity across the country, including in key clusters such as...
29 Feb, 2024 Further Support for Hydrogen in the UK By Peter Youle The second round of funding from the UK Government's Net Zero Hydrogen Fund has awarded seven projects from across the UK a combined £21...
28 Feb, 2024 Polymer backbone editing - a Pandora's box By Kirsteen Gordon I recently came across this article in Chemistry World and really liked the idea it presents. It really is true to say that the vast...
23 Feb, 2024 Hydrogen on the Humber By Peter Youle Just in time for UK Hydrogen Week, Equinor have been granted planning permission for H2H Saltend, a 600 MW blue hydrogen plant and carbon...