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Kicking single-use plastics to the curb
This spider-silk inspired plastic alternative produces no plastic alternatives – unlike existing "compostable" plastics.
- Electricals & electronics
- Environment & sustainability
- Materials
- Issue 94
Powering the pursuit of net zero
It's electrifying: what’s needed before emerging battery technologies are fully charged for a clean green future?
- Materials
- Design & manufacturing
- Issue 92
From tree to toilet: engineering loo roll
It takes complex technology to turn trees into toilet rolls. Dr Anna Ploszajski unravels the engineering behind and production of one of life’s essentials.
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- Environment & sustainability
- Materials
- Innovation Watch
- Issue 92
Imaging the plastic recycling process
Chemical engineer Dr Kit Windows-Yule is using an innovative imaging technique to improve the chemical process of breaking plastics down into oil.
- Materials
- Issue 90
Averting hidden corrosion
Q: What links leftover lasagne, the Statue of Liberty, and an Alaskan tundra - and causes environmental catastrophe if left unchecked?