Hydrogen Technology comes of age
There was a time in the 1950s when hydrogen was associated with threatening the planet in the form of the hugely powerful H-Bomb. The connotations were as negative as you can get.
Today, though, it...
Staggering breakthroughs yet to be made
Many of the major scientific breakthroughs over recent centuries have been down to chemistry but where will the science be tomorrow? What challenges remain? We dusted off our crystal ball to predict where some of...
The STEM subject
Talk to anyone in the scientific world and they will tell you that one of their major concerns is the dearth of young people coming out of schools, colleges and universities having studied science...
Bridging the skills gap
Work is also under way to tackle one of the key problems affecting the science-based industries of the world, the skills gap which has opened up in recent years.
The problem is caused by the...
Why industrial symbiosis makes sound business sense
From providing the energy to heat tomatoes in greenhouses to supplying the raw materials to fuel power plants, the recycling involved in industrial symbiosis is changing the world occupied by heavy industries.
Going back in...
From non-toxic waste to tomatoes
Examples of industrial symbiosis in action included the use of non-toxic industrial waste to produce energy through incineration and, in another UK case, a company that produces vehicle air conditioning units and engine cooling...