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As we approach COP26, the challenge of becoming more sustainable as a society is more important than ever – and this includes the manufacturing industry, which is responsible for more than one-quarter of global CO2 emissions as of 2020.

The role of fungi in helping to prevent landslips is being investigated in research led at the University of Strathclyde.

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our Treasurer Prof Stuart Cameron. Stuart died on the evening of Thursday 7 October after a short illness.

AFBE-UK Scotland, an organisation that encourages greater diversity and inclusion in the energy and engineering sectors, has announced Subsea 7 as a partner.

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UK Atomic Energy Authority’s (UKAEA) robotics team, the Remote Applications in Challenging Environments (RACE), supported the testing of agile robots for nuclear decommissioning.

The British Science Association and De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) are pleased to announce that the British Science Festival in 2022 will take place in the city of Leicester across five days next September.

Engineering company Siemens Gamesa has launched what it says is the world’s first wind turbine blade that can be recycled at the end of its life cycle

BAE Systems has been awarded a DARPA contract to progress the design and testing of revolutionary flow control technologies for future military aircraft programmes.

The Scottish Maritime Museum’s national art collection has been enhanced with two new artworks, gifted by renowned Scottish artist, author and broadcaster Lachlan Goudie and former shipyard worker and now artist Roy Fitzsimmons.

First Graphene Ltd has been working with the University of Warwick on a project where graphene is being added to thermoplastic systems and engineering polymers to improve their properties.

A new all-electric craft concept has been unveiled that foils like a hydrofoil and flies like a plane – all with the comfort and convenience of a ferry.