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Materials

Sheffield bioplastic spinout Floreon raises £2m

Artist impression of the autonomous robot pothole repair vehicle
Robotics & UAVs

UK start-up develops world’s first autonomous vehicle to repair potholes

Policy & business

MPs call for urgent EV battery investment incentives

Virgin Media O2’s work with British Sugar is an example of how manufacturers can use connectivity to boost efficiency and productivity
Communications

Improved connectivity could give vital boost to rural manufacturers

WSU researchers tested the newly developed material for resistance to fatigue
Materials

3D-printed surgical implant kills bacteria

Batteries

Northvolt claims sodium-ion battery density of 160Wh/kg

A diagram illustrating a cosmic ray shower
Space

New telescope set to measure extreme space weather

Space

Open Cosmos to build UK pathfinder satellite for the Atlantic Constellation

Medical & healthcare

Ingestible pill detects sleep apnoea and overdose

Manufacturing

Government announces £4.5bn funding for UK manufacturers

CAD view of the reference design. The design involves the stator housing, with a bottom plate and top cover, and the rotor comprising the central axle, the rotor wheel and the magnets
Space

Airbus device to control ‘dead’ satellites in space

A potato protein - coloured dark green - forms the mesh-like architecture of the hydrated microgel, partially coated by a hydrogel made by a polysaccharide xanthan gum, shown in light green
Medical & healthcare

Lab tests show that new material provides relief from dry mouth