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PM levels remained within World Health Organisation guidelines whilst students were in the building during school hours
Sensors

Birmingham team gets measure of indoor air quality in schools

Fluorok co-founders Veronique Gouverneur & Gabriele Pupo
Manufacturing

Oxford chemicals spinout Fluorok raises £7.7m

UKAEA & ORI team members with autonomous robot
Robotics & UAVs

Autonomous robot deployed for first time in fusion facility

A tube in the self-locked position
Civil & structural

Curved-crease origami inspires self-locking flat-packed tubular structures

Over-reliance on any one country makes for a risky industrial strategy
Electronics

Tata Group and Analog Devices agree strategic alliance

Gipave has improved stiffness and resistance to rutting compared to conventional asphalt
Materials

National Highways trialling graphene-enhanced asphalt

Origami paper sensor used for disease detection
Medical & healthcare

Paper sensors identify biomarkers in wastewater

Aviation is responsible for around 2.5 per cent of annual emissions
Aerospace

Cambridge aviation report charts pathway to net zero

Explosive events on the Sun can disrupt technologies on Earth
Space

Funding awarded for AI-powered solar eruption forecasting system

National Highways’ Historical Railways Estate (HRE)

Restoration completed at Wheatley Viaduct

Dr Karma Zuraiqi from RMIT University holds a vial of copper, a key component of the team’s new catalyst
Energy & environment

Liquid metal catalyses ammonia production

The ventilator-on-a chip measures real-time changes to cells that affect the integrity of the barrier between tiny air sacs and capillaries carrying blood
Medical & healthcare

Ventilator-on-a-chip compares injury caused by mechanical ventilation