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Civil & structural

US team stores captured CO2 in concrete

Image of simulation of medical needle
Medical & healthcare

Bristol team refines precision of medical needles in surgical simulation

The metals sector backs calls for an Industrial Strategy and Minister for Manufacturing
Policy & business

BEIS split into new business, energy and science ministries

Aerospace

IBM and NASA team up on AI climate insights

A hydrophobic microporous membrane made from plastic waste could make industrial chemical separations more environmentally friendly
Energy & environment

Plastic waste upcycled into membrane materials

Communications

Methanol fuel cell takes on diesel genset market

General Atomics has selected a twin-hull, mid-wing design
Aerospace

DARPA selects teams for Liberty Lifter program

Professor Elisa Hill-Yardin, Dr Shadi Houshyar and Professor Justin Yeung inspect a prototype of the iodine-infused filament
Medical & healthcare

Antimicrobial suture material shows promise as alternative for mesh implants

Medical & healthcare

DrugBAN AI could cut costs and accelerate drug discovery

Electronics

KAUST spinout will extract lithium from seawater

An international team of researchers has developed a technique that uses liquid metal to create an elastic material that is impervious to both gases and liquids
Materials

Elastic material is impervious to gases and liquids

Prototypes designed and built at University of Toronto Engineering contain several layers of channels, each of which contain fluids with various optical properties. By pumping the fluids in and out of the channels, the system can optimise the type, quantity and distribution of light passing through
Energy & environment

Microfluidic system cuts energy costs for buildings