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Can Studying Bubbles Lead to More Efficient Biofuel?

Can Studying Bubbles Lead to More Efficient Biofuel?

Fluid dynamics and uncovering how liquids can behave are an underrated avenue for improving energy and fuel consumption efficiency. In order to deepen our understanding of this topic, a team of…

Researchers Develop Carbon Nanotubes for Non-Destructive Testing Method

Researchers Develop Carbon Nanotubes for Non-Destructive Testing Method

Researchers based at Chuo University in Japan have developed a novel new method to improve non-destructive capabilities using carbon nanotubes (CNT). Non-destructive testing (or NDT) is an incredibly…

New Plant-Based Plastic Releases Less Microplastic

New Plant-Based Plastic Releases Less Microplastic

Over the past few decades, we’ve seen a surge of interest in finding new and alternative materials to replace more harmful or environmentally damaging products from daily life – and plastic is one of…

New Technique Uses Paper Waste to Improve Carbon Reduction Reactions

New Technique Uses Paper Waste to Improve Carbon Reduction Reactions

Reducing the amount of carbon released via emissions is vital to reducing our impact on the atmosphere and lowering the rate of global warming. Carbon capture and reduction techniques have therefore…

Can Solar Power Help Decarbonise Industrial Production?

Can Solar Power Help Decarbonise Industrial Production?

Scientists are constantly working to develop new methods, materials, and techniques to reduce our reliance on carbon-based products and energy sources. In fact, the popularity of renewable energy…

LEBW Technique Used to Weld Full-Sized SMR Nuclear Vessel in 24 Hours

LEBW Technique Used to Weld Full-Sized SMR Nuclear Vessel in 24 Hours

In a groundbreaking first, experts from Sheffield Forgemasters have built a full-sized SMR nuclear vessel in 24 hours using LEBW – or local electron-beam welding. This is a pivotal moment for welding…

Scientists Produce Glycerol Carbonate From Industrial Waste Materials

Scientists Produce Glycerol Carbonate From Industrial Waste Materials

Recapturing waste materials and finding new uses for them is a vital component of a circular material economy, and can have a massive impact on the sustainability of different processes. It’s in this…

Researchers Test New Method to Produce Green Hydrogen

Researchers Test New Method to Produce Green Hydrogen

The sustainable (and operationally-feasible) production of green hydrogen is a vital step on our journey towards greenhouse gas reduction and a carbon-neutral future. Excitingly, the development of a…

New Technique Films the Flow of Hydrogen Atoms

New Technique Films the Flow of Hydrogen Atoms

Hydrogen is the smallest atom in the universe, which makes detecting it at an atomic level with current technologies like x-rays and lasers incredibly difficult. However, a new visualisation…

New Research Examines Corrosion on Atomic Level

New Research Examines Corrosion on Atomic Level

New research from Professor Guangwen Zhou at Bingham University, alongside collaborators from the University of Pittsburgh and the Brookhaven National Laboratory, is shedding light on how corrosion…