Spider silk could be used to make robotic muscle
Researchers at MIT discovered an unusual property of spider silk that could make it a useful material in the development of artificial, robotic muscle....
DeepMind Boosting wind energy value with machine learning
DeepMind, a Google AI division, has deployed machine learning to boost the value of wind energy generation. It claims that its new technology will...
Climate change has disrupted fisheries across the globe, study finds
Climate change has had a significant impact on critical fisheries worldwide and overfishing has made the problem even worse, according to a new study...
TWI coordinating geothermal plants (geosmart) EU project
TWI, a Cambridge (UK)-headquartered research and technology organisation, will be the coordinator of a new EU €17 million collaborative project. The project aims to...
NREL devises energy-efficient method of plastics upcycling
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have developed a recycling method that they believe “could incentivize both improved...
ScottishPower announces £2bn UK investment in 2019
ScottishPower announced a record £2 billion investment for this year. This is the Glasgow-based company's largest ever investment in the UK in a single...
Wind energy generation hit new record in February in UK
Wind energy generation in the UK hit a new record in February 2019. According to the National Grid, wind energy generation reached 15.32 gigawatts...
Promising geothermal energy potential in South West England
The geothermal energy potential from Cornwall's heat-producing granite is promising, says the University of Exeter. Scientists will examine granite from Cornwall as part of...
Renewable energy growth in USA to continue in 2019, says Deloitte
According to Deloitte, the fundamental drivers of renewable energy growth last year are likely to continue this year in the US.
Deloitte's report - '2019...
Virgin Galactic sends first test passenger to space aboard VSS Unity
Virgin Galactic sent its first test passenger to the edge of space aboard the SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity on Friday, a major milestone for space...