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Construction on Port Talbot electric arc furnace begins as UK steelmakers pivot to low-carbon

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The body was formed earlier this year as part of efforts to reinvigorate the struggling sector, which faces decades of decline as it struggles to compete with producers in China and India. Thu 13 Mar 2025 Is robotics now mature enough to make a serious dent in job numbers?

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Spending Review 2025: All the engineering and technology announcements

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All eyes on forthcoming Industrial Strategy The chancellor said that the Spending Review forms part of the government’s plan to “invest in Britain’s renewal” through the Modern Industrial Strategy, now scheduled for release at the end of June 2025. Note to themers: _never_ hide the.teaser-utility-links div, please!

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Photosynthetic algae can convert CO₂ into high-performance carbon fibre composites

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Project coordinator Professor Thomas Brück, head of the TUM Chair of Synthetic Biotechnology, said: “Through photosynthesis, microalgae bind the greenhouse gas CO₂ among other things in the form of algae oils.” billion years ago. Note to themers: _never_ hide the.teaser-utility-links div, please!

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Autonomous robots to fast track large-scale solar roll-out in Australia

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US-based Luminous Robotics is the first firm to receive AUD$4.9m Founded in 2023 to help solve the challenge of building renewable energy infrastructure at speed, Luminous soon launched its first robot called LUMI. This autonomous pick-and-place robot was designed to construct, operate and decommission solar farms of all sizes.

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Meta unveils wristband prototype that controls computers with hand gestures

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Cutting-edge rocket engine test facility opens in south-west Scotland to support future launches Life-saving organ transplant tech wins top UK engineering award Radioactive waste-sorting robots to accelerate nuclear plant decommissioning You may also be interested in. Note to themers: _never_ hide the.teaser-utility-links div, please!

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'World's largest’ fully electric passenger ferry planned for Helsinki-Tallinn route

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ChatGPT paid subscribers to be first to access OpenAI’s agentic tool

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OpenAI has launched an example of an agentic AI in the form of ChatGPT agent. It describes this new tool as “Agentic AI = LLM + planning + tools + the ability to act. It’s not just generating text – it’s doing things on your behalf.” Note to themers: _never_ hide the.teaser-utility-links div, please!