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Filter removes almost all bacteria from contaminated water, research suggests
Added: 28 Sep 2017
A filter developed by researchers at Swansea University is designed to remove more than 90% of hydr…
Machine learning mobile microscope measures air quality
Added: 10 Sep 2017
Researchers at UCLA have developed what they say is a cost-effective mobile microscope designed to …
EEF picks top defence and trade civil servant to succeed Scuoler
Added: 4 Sep 2017
Manufacturers’ association the EEF has appointed a top civil servant at the Department for Internat…
EngineeringUK announces new chief executive
Added: 5 Jul 2017
EngineeringUK announced today that Mark Titterington has been appointed as its new chief executive.
NAO Hinkley report criticises government nuclear strategy
Added: 23 Jun 2017
The National Audit Office has made damning criticism of the government’s strategy for the Hinkley P…
Process leaders demand Brexit scrutiny and safeguards after Queen's Speech
Added: 21 Jun 2017
Early responses from process industry leaders to the Queen’s Speech outlining the Government’s appr…
FDF welcomes Gove Defra appointment
Added: 12 Jun 2017
Food and Drink Federation director general Ian Wright has welcomed the appointment of Michael Gove …
Election analysis: What’s the effect for Brexit and the process industries?
Added: 9 Jun 2017
The hung parliament that has resulted from the general election has increased uncertainty over the …
Industry leaders call for UK to lead on energy transition after Trump pull out
Added: 2 Jun 2017
Industry bodies reacted with dismay to US president Donald Trump’s intention to withdraw his countr…
More than £0.3 mill in R&D on offer to engineering innovators
Added: 30 May 2017
Seven engineering innovators will have the chance to share £350,000 of R&D support in a competition…
Academies: Brexit will see multi-million pound gap in STEM research support
Added: 24 May 2017
Britain’s departure from the European Union will leave a significant gap in support for the country…
Graphene breakthrough could massively cut nuclear energy costs
Added: 9 May 2017
Manchester University researchers are claiming a breakthrough that could reduce the CO2 emissions a…
Engineers challenge Westminster with their own manifesto
Added: 8 May 2017
Greater use of engineering skills can solve a host of the UK’s most pressing social issues, includi…
Report warns half of all Scots jobs to be automated by 2030
Added: 8 May 2017
Nearly one in two jobs in Scotland are at risk of automation by the end of the next decade, suggest…
Energy efficiency ‘most important area’ for government to focus on, report finds
Added: 24 Apr 2017
Improving energy efficiency is the “single most important area” for the government to focus on if i…
Managing the impact of extreme rainfall events
Added: 2 Feb 2017
The changing climate is affecting the day-to-day operations of industrial businesses, with the risk…
Fracking can be developed while ‘preserving natural beauty’, study finds
Added: 17 Jan 2017
A study published by UKOOG, the trade body for the onshore oil and gas industry, reveals shale gas …
Manchester Uni makes nuclear waste recycling leap
Added: 2 Jan 2017
Researchers at the University of Manchester have used pulsed electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) …
Bristol uni develops nuclear battery ‘powered by waste’
Added: 30 Nov 2016
Researchers at the University of Bristol have created a nuclear-powered battery that uses nuclear w…
Scotland moves to transform coal mine into energy park
Added: 29 Nov 2016
Plans to create an energy park at the former Glenmuckloch open cast coal mine were given a boost th…
