News
Archive of: 2022
MIS - Outokumpu launch steel product with 92% lower carbon footprint than industry average
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
