iCOMAT launches world-leading UK space manufacturing hub
The UK’s space manufacturing ambitions have reached new heights with the official opening of the Advanced Composites Manufacturing Enterprise (ACMA) in Hardwick, Gloucester. The state-of-the-art facility, developed by iCOMAT, a spin-out from the University of Bristol, is expected to create more than 2,000 skilled jobs and place the UK at the forefront of next-generation spacecraft […]
Accelerating Québec’s advanced materials ecosystem
Marie-Pierre Ippersiel, CEO and President of PRIMA Québec, explains how the organisation is working to drive innovation in advanced materials within Québec and beyond. Used in energy, transport, health, defence, technology, and many more sectors, advanced materials play a crucial role in today’s world. They are new or improved materials that offer greater performance than […]
£30m partnership between Toyota and UK to boost zero-emission vehicle research and development
The UK Government and Toyota are collaborating on a ground-breaking £30m investment to accelerate the development of zero-emission vehicles. The initiative, led by Toyota in partnership with UK academia and emerging technology companies, aims to foster electric vehicle innovation, support skilled engineering jobs and strengthen the UK’s position at the forefront of clean vehicle technology. […]
How AI and NBS are transforming urban runoff management
Urban runoff is one of the invisible problems that affects us all. Every time it rains, water flowing through city streets and industrial areas picks up a variety of pollutants, from heavy metals to pharmaceuticals, microplastics, and other emerging pollutants. These substances are transported into rivers and streams, silently impairing water quality, threatening ecosystems, and […]
Promoting global and environmental health research in Canada
York University’s Institute for Global Environmental Health tackles health inequalities through innovative research on resource insecurity, environmental health and the One Health initiative. The Institute for Global and Environmental Health, located within York University’s School of Global Health and Dardalene Institute for Global Health, is a collaborative research center focused on understanding and mitigating health […]
Can we hear the “beat” of gravitational waves in a pulsar?
Researchers at Hirosaki University have discovered that signals from pulsars suggest that extremely low-frequency gravitational waves are rippled through space. The signal observed by the international Pulsar Timing Array collaboration in 2023 could come from a stochastic background of gravitational waves or from a single string of nearby supermassive black holes. In order to distinguish […]
FSSAI proposes ban on PFAS in food packaging
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has proposed a ban on the use of bisphenol A (BPA) and PFAS in food packaging. This regulatory change could bring about a major shift in India’s food packaging landscape and bring India in line with global health and environmental standards. The proposals were issued through […]
Redefining architecture through Engineered Living Materials
REMEDY revolutionizes architecture with living microbial tattoos, transforming buildings into responsive, sustainable ecosystems that promote health and resilience. The REMEDY project pioneers an innovative approach to architecture. We bring together microbiology, biotechnology, materials science and design to integrate a vision of living, responsive and sustainable buildings. REMEDY offers a revolutionary concept. Archibiome tattoos are a […]
Hydrogen Valley at the innovation center of the North Adriatic Sea
Europe’s first cross-border Hydrogen Valley is transforming regional decarbonization through large-scale collaboration, industrial testbeds and a long-term ecosystem approach. Hydrogen has become a decisive element in Europe’s clean energy transition. One of the most ambitious examples is in the North Adriatic Hydrogen Valley (NAHV), developed in cooperation between Croatia, the Italian autonomous region of Friuli […]
New study identifies recurrence risk for multiple myeloma patients
A new study has identified a more accurate way to predict whether patients with multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer, are likely to relapse early after treatment. A study conducted by a team of researchers at the Institute of Cancer Research in London found that combining two types of genetic testing significantly increases the […]