Hassan Akhtar

Professional Development for Hypersonic Materials received a two-year extension of federal funding.

The Maritime Minister has announced £30mln to decarbonise shipping and boost jobs.

Shining infrared light through a metalens containing lithium niobate makes it appear violet.

Mr Justice Constable has rejected BHP’s request to strike out the criminal contempt application filed by the Municipality Claimants.

Four new Manufacturing Research Hubs awarded £44mln in total through the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).

A pilot facility in Oakland, California, uses electricity to split magnesium salts from seawater to make magnesium metal.

Ten new positions aim to bolster the nuclear, defence and energy sectors.

The campaign encourages best-practice recycling of aluminium foil wrapping.

African, Asian, Latin American, Caribbean and Pacific leaders have recommitted to accelerate a just energy transition for small island states.

The EU plan looks to safeguard the steel and metals industry within the 22 Member States.

The report on UK Capabilities in Mining for Critical Minerals presents industry case studies and a shortlist of UK companies working in the sector.

Seventy-two countries have significantly increased their interventionist policies and protectionism over the past five years, according to research firm Maplecroft.

A two-year study on the environmental importance of brownfield sites is being coordinated in Scotland.

As part of the Aqualunar Challenge, the UK Space Agency and Challenge Works have awarded 10 technologies £300,000 funding, to make human habitation on the Moon feasible.

The latest research by manufacturing trade body Make UK shows a shift from a ‘reactive’ model of health and wellbeing to a ‘proactive’ one.

£300mln invested into Highview Power’s liquid air energy storage (LAES) technology by UK Infrastructure Bank and Centrica.

The project will deliver renewable energy to offshore oil and gas platforms by 2029 as part of the North Sea Transition Deal.

The restoration project at Wentworth Woodhouse, South Yorkshire, UK, includes creating a digital model of the Germanicus statue.

The UK Chancellor had promised £1bln a year to its carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) programme.

Reflectors placed in orbit that reflect sunlight towards future solar power farms at dawn and dusk could help in the transition to net-zero.