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Innovation

19 May 2017

  • Volcano erupting

    Could British homes be powered by Icelandic volcano?

    Commercial interest is growing in plans to harness geothermal energy from Iceland’s magma lakes and use it to supply the UK and Europe

10 May 2017

  • Olive oil bottles

    Food packaging gets smart – and poses a recycling nightmare

    Use of microelectronics in packaging is on the rise, raising questions about recyclability of everyday products

5 April 2017

  • A wave-power generator

    Marine power: can UK companies rule the waves?

    Despite past failures and high costs, wave power companies are pushing ahead with research trials

28 March 2017

  • A gas processing and CO2 removal platform near the Stavanger, Norway

    A future after oil and gas? Norway's fossil-free energy startups

    Petrochemicals are still king in Norway, but the country has a growing renewables sector

22 March 2017

  • Car assembly line

    Carbon fibre: the wonder material with a dirty secret

    Researchers are scrambling for ways to get the strong, light material out of landfill and make it ready for recycling and reuse

21 March 2017

  • Waste sorting machine

    Recycling robots: AI could reverse the UK's decline

    Robotic waste sorting is gaining ground as an idea, but experts say the economics don’t yet stack up for household waste
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