Top Stories of the Week: February 7-11

                                    A roundup of this week's top stories:

• New super-material is light as plastic & twice as strong as steel

  Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created a new "impossible" super-material that they claim is twice as strong as steel, as light as plastic and able to withstand up to six times more force than bulletproof glass...

• New carbon capture tech could remove 99% of CO2 from air

  Researchers at the University of Delaware claim to have developed a fuel cell utilising carbon capture and storage (CCS) tech that could remove as much as 99% of nearby CO2 from the air...

• "Made in Europe": EC President focuses on industry's role in twin transitions

  Opening the third day of EU Industry Days 2022, EC President Ursula von der Leyen stressed the importance of the relationship between industry and legislature and urged for cooperation to deliver the European Green Deal and make the bloc stronger...

• Editorial: A COP out? Or not that bad after all?

  Editor Steven Gislam is giving the rundown on the exclusives in Industry Europe 32.1 - Online and in print now...

• Inside the EU's Chips Act

  Back in September 2021, EC President Ursula von der Leyen announced the EU Chips Act, a €15 billion investment scheme to increase domestic chip production in the wake of the global semiconductor shortage that has been gripping the world since late...

• Poland should drop gas & embrace renewables, report urges

  Poland's plans for new gas-fired power stations could end up costing taxpayers billions as well as making it impossible for the nation to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, a new report by think tank Carbon Tracker has claimed...

• Vauxhall-backed community charging could make EVs more viable

  As concerns continue to be raised over how EV charging shortfalls could affect the adoption rate of low-carbon vehicles, one initiative could see millions of UK drivers have access to off-street charging...