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 Tidal power for Merseyside? By Elliot Carrington The idea of harnessing tidal power from the Mersey has been discussed before however, this new report represents exciting progress...
Nov 30, 2023 Wave powered ships - a comprehensive study of Wave Devouring Propulsion By Susan Bradley Academics Jingru Xing and Liang Yang from the Division of Energy and Sustainability at Cranfield University have recently published a...
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 24, 2023 The United States nuclear fusion strategy By Robbie Gauld According to a report by Reuters, the United States is set to announce its strategy on nuclear fusion at the upcoming UN summit on...
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 23, 2023 UK's Satellite Sentinel: Monitoring Climate Change from Above By Stephen Hunt As recently discussed by Louise and Callum in their article on the collection of data in space, this innovative technology presents a...
Nov 22, 2023 Engineered bacteria could recycle critical minerals from EV batteries By Ali Raja The minerals in EV batteries - primarily lithium, cobalt and nickel - are worth on average between 1,000 euros (£870) to 2,000 euros per...
Nov 21, 2023 Wave energy generators – Can publicly owned IP take this tech to the next level? By Samuel Mailer Wave energy generators have the potential to play a huge role in our net zero future. Here in the UK, with our abundance of areas for...
Nov 21, 2023 Hydrogen cars in the Budget? By Robert Carpmael With only around 300 hydrogen-fueled cars currently driving around the UK, there certainly hasn't been the same kind of take up as...