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Energy & environment

Air heat pump illustration

Evidence for heat-pump price drop fails to add up

BladeBUG unveils new robot

Assoc. Prof. Somayeh Nassiri strength-tests a block of chitin-boosted cement

Shrimp shells harnessed to strengthen cement

Project to catalyse removal of ‘forever chemicals’ from water supply

‘Green’ airport tech urgently needed, says report

New heat pump design claims efficiency gains

The water-activated battery reached a stable voltage of 1.2 volts

Water-activated paper battery has potential with single-use electronics

UKAEA and CFS to advance fusion energy

The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) based at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in South Dakota - will be the world’s largest cryogenic particle detector

UK engineers build critical link for global flagship neutrino experiment

According to NASA there are approximately 23,000 pieces of debris larger than a tennis ball orbiting the Earth and travelling at speeds up to 17,500 mph, but the millions of smaller pieces of space junk can also cause major problems

Comment: Space junk is a danger to human life and future exploration

Renewable energy and electric vehicles require smarter solutions to manage the grid

Work to begin on first Anglo-German interconnector

Itero goes Dutch on chemical recycling