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Energy & environment

Bristol study calls for circularity in robotics

Fusion power plants will rely on hydrogen isotopes deuterium and tritium

Lancaster project to develop breeder materials for fusion

IEA report shows nuclear sector booming despite costs

It's estimated that a single AI prompt can require nearly ten times the energy of a Google search

Opinion: Energy moonshot needed for UK to become AI superpower

Comment: AI plan is welcome but has blind spots

Businesses struggling with AI’s climate impact - report

A block of concrete made with biochar material.

Building materials show huge carbon storage potential

The researchers employed bench-scale dialysis experiments and comprehensive transport modelling to evaluate dialysis performance in separating salts and organic compounds

Dialysis used to treat high-salinity organic wastewater

Bacterial sex helps take on microplastics pollution

A large area perovskite solar module being manufactured

Swansea University to lead solar manufacturing effort in Africa

Globally, a record level of clean energy came online in the last year, including more than 560GW of new renewable power capacity

Comment: Achieving the new age of electricity

The PODPower system will be suspended in the water column where it can collect and concentrate ocean microbes

Project aims to develop alternative power source for ocean sensors