R&D

New method of extracting whisky by-products for use in pharmaceuticals, food and drink, and cosmetics yields potential windfall and carbon savings

Scientists at Oxford University have created a new ultra-thin, flexible new solar cell which could be installed on cars, buildings, and even backpacks or mobiles

Satellite sweep of Antarctic mosses, lichens and algae detects vegetation area roughly three times the size of Lake Windermere

Feeding cows methane suppressants up to 60 times more cost effective than some government-funded green farming measures, Green Alliance analysis claims

Report urges aviation industry to enable better collective understanding of contrail impact, even if uncertainty over exact warming effect 'may always be present'

State-of-the-art lab expected to host three to four green energy technology start-ups at any one time, according to project lead Prosemino

Innovators driving solar and autonomous vehicles, tyre wear capture, and tech creating 'wonder material' graphene and hydrogen fuel from methane at the Goodwood Festival of Speed's Future Lab lift the hood on their stories so far

Business Secretary confirms new round of funding for Aerospace Technology Institute Programme focused on low and zero emission flight

Retailer to back soil health, biodiversity, alternative forage crop, genetics, and data projects, with an initial focus on its beef and lamb farming group

Technology company says it wants to make the city the 'Silicon Valley of energy'