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To benefit from the materials revolution we need to be Graphenes-ready?

James Baker By James Baker Filed Under: Science and Engineering Posted: September 19, 2019

Ahead of the 2019 Party Conference season, James Baker – Chief Executive Officer of Graphene@Manchester reflects on ‘where next’ for the wonder material graphene and whether this is actually just the start for a game changing family of 2D materials. A whole new family of graphene-inspired materials could soon transform how we make and build […]

Tagged With: advanced materials, Business Energy & Industry, graphene, Greater Manchester, innovation, science & engineering, technology

Advanced materials and electricity: the power to help save the world?

By Richard Fields Filed Under: Energy and Environment, Science and Engineering Posted: September 11, 2019

In this blog, Dr Richard Fields looks at the need to be creative in developing transformative technologies such as advancements in battery life, in order to stave off an environmental disaster and ultimately safeguard humanity’s survival. • The cost of batteries has fallen faster than even the most optimistic forecasts, which means the future for […]

Tagged With: advanced materials, battery technology, Business Energy & Industry, carbon reduction, electric vehicles, energy, graphene, innovation, OnMaterials, science & engineering, sustainability, technology

Biomaterials: how can we get from the lab to the patient sooner, and more easily?

Sarah Cartmell By Sarah Cartmell Filed Under: Science and Engineering Posted: September 5, 2019

Sarah Cartmell is a Professor of Bioengineering at The University of Manchester and is currently Head of the Department of Materials which is home to nearly 2,000 students and staff. In this blog, Sarah explores why it can take so long for biomaterials to get from the laboratory to being used by patients and highlights […]

Tagged With: advanced materials, biotechnology, graphene, health, Health & Social Care, Industrial Biotechnology, OnMaterials, patient care, science & engineering, technology

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Net-zero target by 2050? We can do better than that

By Simon Bullock Filed Under: Cities and Environment, Renewables, Science and Engineering Posted: May 16, 2019

Simon Bullock is a PhD student at Tyndall Manchester, working on shipping and climate change. In this blog Simon discusses the Net Zero report published this month by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) and argues that under the principles the CCC is rightly advocating, this 2050 date is too late. This month the Committee […]

Tagged With: #SDG, #SDG Climate Action, #SDG Industry Innovation and Infrastructure, #SDG Reduced Inequalities, #SDG Sustainable Cities and Communities, Business Energy & Industry, carbon budget, climate change, environment, inequalities, net zero, sustainability, Tyndall, Tyndall Centre

Beyond technology: addressing the social and sustainability challenges of next generation industrial systems

By Philip Shapira Filed Under: Digital Futures, Industry 4.0, Science and Engineering, Science and Technology Posted: January 22, 2019

This week’s annual gathering of the World Economic Forum in Davos will discuss prospects for ‘Globalisation 4.0’, with participants debating how to match a global economy increasingly driven by new technology and the movement of ideas, people, and goods, with citizens around the world looking to ‘take back control’. Professor Philip Shapira from the Manchester […]

Tagged With: #SDG, #SDG Climate Action, #SDG Decent Work and Economic Growth, #SDG Industry Innovation and Infrastructure, #SDG Responsible Production and Consumption, AMBS, Business Energy & Industry, climate change, consumption, Davos, fourth industrial revolution, Globalisation 4.0, Industry 4.0, MIOIR, productivity

Women in environmental sciences

By Cecilia Medupin Filed Under: All posts, Digital Futures, Education, Ethnicity, Science and Engineering Posted: October 9, 2018

Dr Cecilia Medupin is a Lecturer in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, at The University of Manchester and convener of Women in Environmental Sciences group. On Ada Lovelace day, Cecilia gives her eight-point plan for how to tackle inequality for women in environmental science. Including: It is essential to create a platform, or […]

Tagged With: Ada Lovelace, Digital Futures, environment, gender equality, gender inequalities, inequalities, science & engineering, women

Response to the IPCC 1.5°C Special Report

Kevin Anderson By Kevin Anderson Filed Under: All posts, Energy and Environment, Science and Engineering Posted: October 8, 2018

The University of Manchester’s Professor Kevin Anderson responds to today’s report from the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change. The IPCC report meticulously lays out how the serious climate impacts of 1.5°C of warming are still far less destructive than those for 2°C. Sadly, the IPCC then fails, again, to address the profound implications of reducing […]

Tagged With: carbon emissions, carbon reduction, climate change, consumption, environment, global warming, IPCC, sustainability

Fine weather ahead for the nuclear industry?

By Juan Matthews Filed Under: Brexit, Energy and Environment, Science and Engineering Posted: July 9, 2018

On the 28 June, the long awaited “Nuclear Sector Deal” was launched. The response from the nuclear industry has been enthusiastic and it could be an important step in establishing a nuclear renaissance. Professor Juan Matthews of the Dalton Nuclear Institute takes a closer look at the likely impact and some other recent developments. The […]

Tagged With: Brexit, Business Energy & Industry, Dalton, Enery, Euratom, infrastructure, innovation, nuclear, nuclear power, nuclear skills

Heathrow Expansion in light of the UK’s Climate Change Commitments

Alice LarkinJohn Broderick By Alice Larkin and John Broderick Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Energy and Environment, Science and Engineering Posted: June 22, 2018

Alice Larkin, Professor of Climate Science and Energy Policy at The University of Manchester, along with Dr John Broderick consider if the level of emissions from the Heathrow expansion is in alignment with the UK’s legal commitments on climate change. They argue that the proposed expansion jeopardises these legal commitments, given the absence of a […]

Tagged With: #SDG, #SDG Affordable and Clean Energy, Business Energy & Industry, carbon reduction, climate change, consumption, energy, environment, net zero, sustainability, transport

To Every Thing There is a Season – lessons from the Alvey Programme for Creating an Innovation Ecosystem for Artificial Intelligence

By Luke Georghiou Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Digital Futures, Industry 4.0, Science and Engineering Posted: May 15, 2018

Last month the UK House of Lords Artificial Intelligence Committee published a report, ‘Artificial Intelligence, AI in the UK: ready, willing and able?’ In the report, which concluded that the UK is in a strong position to be a world leader in the development, use and ethics of artificial intelligence (AI), the Lords committee revisited […]

Tagged With: AI, data, digital, Digital Futures, Industry 4.0, innovation, Robotics, technology

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