R&D

Reports suggest Spending Review could confirm manifesto pledge to double energy efficiency funding, but concerns remain over several key green programmes

Cultivated meat maker achieves 'record cheap' cultivated chicken, after scientific breakthroughs slash costs

Andrew Symes from OXCCU explains how the firm has overcome technical and scaling challenges in its efforts to leave SAF's 'prohibitively expensive' reputation in its slipstream

Moonwatt CCO Valentin Rota reflects on the 'real-world friction' of building hardware and why speed is sometimes more important than perfection

Scottish cleantech firm Kenoteq to produce up to two million bricks a year from construction and demolition waste

Oceanium CEO and co-founder Karen Scofield Seal explains why emerging seaweed markets could become a multi-billion-pound opportunity and an 'invaluable tool' in the fight against climate change

Aniruddha Sharma, chair and CEO of Carbon Clean, discusses the firm's roots as a chemical company and why the carbon capture industry remains misunderstood

Xampla's CEO explains how even the most innovative green products will remain concepts without an effective business strategy to back them up

But UK risks falling behind other nations in Europe which offer greater support for sustainable chemicals and materials start-ups, warns BB-REG-NET

Dr Isaac Squires, CEO of AI start up Polaron, explores the role AI-powered materials science can play in curbing environmental impacts