Industry News

• Robot arm lends a hand with remote learning 1st December 2020
  Students in China and Scotland have been engaging in online learning via a new project that allows them to remotely control a robotic arm. The collaboration is part of the international partnership between the Glasgow University and the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) in Chengdu to deliver undergraduate degree programmes in […]
• Opinion: to reach net zero, let’s cut the carbon jargon 1st December 2020
  ‘Carbon jargon’ is making decarbonisation more disorientating for businesses, says Dan Crowe, optimisation manager, Inspired Energy. The prime minister has announced plans to embark upon a ‘green industrial revolution’, earmarking investment to decarbonise our power, heating, transport and buildings to reach the UK’s 2050 net zero targets. Since the ambitious goal was set last year, […]
• Recycled concrete holds up in structural applications 1st December 2020
  A five-year study has found that recycled concrete performs as well, and sometimes better, than conventional concrete.  Researchers at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan’s School of Engineering compared the compressive strength and durability of recycled and conventional concrete within a building foundation and a municipal pavement. They found that the recycled concrete had comparable […]
• Ofgem backs new hydrogen lab to test grid transmission 1st December 2020
  Energy regulator Ofgem is backing a new National Grid research facility that will explore how existing gas transmission assets could be used to pipe hydrogen to UK homes and factories.   Known as HyNTS FutureGrid, the £12.7m centre in Cumbria will be built from decommissioned assets in order to replicate the existing gas network, but […]
• Wirelessly powered chip shines light on brain activity 1st December 2020
  Researchers have developed a wirelessly powered chip that can be surgically implanted to read neural signals and stimulate the brain with light and electrical current.  The technology was designed for use as a research tool and has been demonstrated successfully in rats. Neural implant programmed and charged remotely New neural interface promises a lifetime in […]