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Archive of: 2022

MIS - Outokumpu launch steel product with 92% lower carbon footprint than industry average 

Posted in Opinion

26 July 2022

Steel producer says new product has "smallest emission intensity in the world".

IMechE - Hydraulic systems redesigned to boost efficiency of heavy commercial vehicles 

Posted in Opinion

24 July 2022

Most of the energy that heavy commercial vehicles use is not consumed moving around sites but rather in lifting, carrying or digging. The hydraulic equipment used to perform these functions can often be old-fashioned and inefficient.

CIC - PI Insurance Restrictions Continue to Harm Industry 

Posted in Opinion

22 July 2022

Limited availability of professional indemnity insurance (PII) and costly premiums are continuing to harm construction businesses and limiting the ability of firms to work on building safety remediation, according to the second annual survey from the Construction Leadership Council’s PII Group.

University of Glasgow - UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW’S ARC OFFICIALLY OPENED 

Posted in Opinion

21 July 2022

A flagship research facility at the University of Glasgow was opened on Wednesday 8 June by Nobel prize winning Chemist, Professor Sir David MacMillan.

IMechE - Speeding up manufacturing with light 

Posted in Opinion

20 July 2022

Process engineers could soon have a new tool at their disposal: the power of light.

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a a new type of catalyst called a photoredox catalyst, that can speed up chemical reactions in the pharmaceutical industry and others.

BSA - Public opinion on emerging technology: a new report 

Posted in Opinion

17 July 2022

A new report by the British Science Association (BSA), commissioned by Sciencewise, has been published. 

IMechE - Air pollution exposure increases risk of severe Covid 

Posted in Opinion

14 July 2022

New research suggests that prior long-term exposure to air pollution puts people at a greater risk of severe Covid-19.

AFBE - AFBE Scotland Welcomes New Corporate Partner: Harbour Energy 

Posted in Opinion

11 July 2022

AFBE-UK Scotland is delighted to announce Harbour Energy as its latest corporate partner.

Harbour Energy is the largest UK-listed independent oil and gas company. It already has a strong team behind its diversity strategy and is planning to participate in AFBE-UK Scotland’s STEM events, including Transition and Real Projects.

IMechE - Bumpy graphite anodes could help batteries cope with the cold 

Posted in Opinion

08 July 2022

Lithium-ion batteries have transformed the modern world and are crucial to the energy transition, but they don't do well in the cold.

NMIS - Wind turbine blade recycling project powers up at the Lightweight Manufacturing Centre 

Posted in Opinion

07 July 2022

A pioneering new project to develop Britain's first wind turbine blade recycling pilot plant and save millions of tonnes of waste has kicked off with a visit to the Lightweight Manufacturing Centre (LMC) – a specialist centre within the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) Group.

IMechE - China is planning to build a solar power plant in space by 2028 

Posted in Opinion

05 July 2022

The first attempt to harvest solar power from space could be launched as soon as 2028, according to a paper by Chinese scientists working on the project.

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