Boosting Industry 4.0 adoption amongst SMEs

The Interreg Europe project, SMARTY, held its first Interregional Thematic Seminar where partners shared practices to support SMEs in their uptake of Industry 4.0 solutions. Led by the European Union, the Interreg Europe project SMARTY was created to establish a...

Innovative manufacturing to make MXene mainstream

Researchers have developed a method of creating the nanomaterial MXene in bulk quantities without sacrificing quality, releasing its mainstream potential. Prior to the invention of MXene, producing bulk quantities of nanomaterials was a significant challenge faced by the materials industry....

What is 3D printed food and can it be created in space?

3D food printers can facilitate anything from the creation of the most elaborate cake decorations to the production of a steak in space, but how do they work? 3D food printing can be used for various culinary purposes; ranging from...

Reducing the likelihood of dead zones through phosphorus management

Innovative research has resulted in the removal of 90% of the phosphorus from animal feed, reducing the possible creation of dead zones in the natural environment. Commonly used as agricultural feed, dried distiller’s grains with solubles (DDGS) is produced in...

Stem cell production: boosting applications in cellular and gene therapy

The Stem Cell Engineering Research Group, Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, focuses on the development of cell production systems for the ex-vivo expansion on stem cells. The Stem Cell Engineering Research Group at Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lisbon, Portugal,...

Researchers have discovered that blue-green algae can produce oil

A study conducted by the University of Bonn, Germany, has shown that cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, can produce oil. Until now, it was believed that the ability to produce oil was only reserved for plants. The production of oil from...

Groundbreaking study to simplify oil separation using 2D materials

A research team from the University of Manchester have potentially overcome one of the biggest issues in membrane technology, membrane fouling. Membrane-based separations are current essential in processes such as water filtration and oil and gas separation. The tunability of...

Turning scrap metal into powder

MolyWorks converts metal scraps directly into powder in a single step with an inherently superior process to industry standard powder production methods. Often, more than 55% of metal purchased for manufacturing is scrapped during part production, resulting in billions of...

The sustainable electrochemical synthesis of hydrogen peroxide

For a society that thrives on renewable energy, it is essential that excess renewable energy is converted into chemical fuels. Hydrogen peroxide (HP) is an important chemical that is produced yearly on a 2m ton scale and is relatively expensive...

Researchers develop low-cost cell-free biotechnology

Researchers have developed a low-cost approach to improving cell-free biotechnology’s utility for bio-manufacturing and portability for field applications. A team of researchers at California Polytechnic State University, USA, have developed a low-cost approach that improves cell-free biotechnology's utility for bio-manufacturing...

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