Dec 01, 2023 Silicon Anode Batteries: The Future of Energy Storage? By Stephen Hunt The development of rechargeable long-life lithium-ion batteries is at the heart of many of the technological advances that have had a...
Nov 30, 2023 The Scotsman Life Sciences Conference 2023 - a focus on sustainability By Jiwon Park I had the pleasure of attending The Scotsman Annual Life Sciences Conference this week with my colleague Mairi Rudkin. In line with the...
Nov 27, 2023 Toyota's missing batteries? By Daniel Wolstenholme In the summer, Toyota caught a lot of headlines with their announcement of a major breakthrough in solid state batteries. If you took the...
Nov 24, 2023 Science IS fashionable By Kirsteen Gordon Quite remarkably I have found myself becoming more interested in fashion. So why is it, after nearly 50 years of being very happy in my...
Nov 24, 2023 A Sodium Battery Future? By Robert Carpmael In November last year I commented on an article reflecting on the projected launch in 2023 of a new scooter by China based scooter...
Nov 23, 2023 The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) awarded almost £42 million of government funding By Annabel Williams The NIHR has just recently been awarded almost £42 million of government funding to set up 14 new NIHR HealthTech Research Centres (HRCs)...
Nov 23, 2023 A circular economy for lab consumables By Elliot Carrington When I worked in a chemistry lab, I was always distressed by the amount of waste that was generated. Due to safety concerns, the waste...
Nov 15, 2023 Debating GreenTech with Carbon13 By Mark Schuster Giles and I had a great afternoon earlier this week at the Cambridge Union debating chamber for the latest Carbon13 showcase (the trains...
Nov 14, 2023 The Big Bang Competition By Robert Carpmael There is no questioning the importance of science to the next generation, as through science and technology, the solutions to the climate...
Nov 14, 2023 Recyclable plastics produced using CO2 - a new route to sustainable plastics? By Elliot Carrington Utilizing waste CO2 and producing recyclable plastics are two of the major issues faced by the energy and materials industries. It is...
Nov 09, 2023 First 100% SAF transatlantic flight receives approval By Giles Pinnington On 28 November 2023, history will be made when the first transatlantic flight powered purely by 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)...
Nov 01, 2023 How could rhubarb possibly help with the energy transition? By Giles Pinnington One of the most important aspects of the energy transition is the production and recycling of the materials which are used in the...