A roundup of this week's top stories:
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The future of manufacturing in "Global Britain"
IE met Prof. Chris White, Director of the Industrial Policy Research Centre at the Manufacturing Technology Centre at GMIS2021 in Dubai to discuss Brexit, Global Britain and the unique opportunities and challenges the UK faces as it goes it alone...
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How meat and dairy are heating up the planet
Pushing people to cut down on meat consumption has long been a goal of environmental activists owing to the sheer amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions released into the atmosphere from the agricultural sector, be it from livestock or...
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United Airlines bets on hydrogen jets with ZeroAvia purchase
United Airlines has become the largest airliner in the world to invest in hydrogen flight following its acquisition of a new equity stake in UK-based startup ZeroAvia...
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The £1.8m challenge to tackle plastic waste in Sub-Saharan Africa
In the third and final strand of the Afri-Plastics Challenge, the UK-based innovation foundation Nesta Challenges is to award £1.8 million (€2.1 million) to creative campaigns, tools and interventions that tackle the problem of plastic waste in...
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Experimental HIV vaccine shows promise in animal tests
An experimental mRNA HIV vaccine - the same platform used for the Covid-19 jabs - has shown promise during preliminary animal tests, according to researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)...
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Anglo American and Aurizon to explore hydrogen freight trains
Aurizon, currently Australia's largest freight train firm, has partnered with mining giant Anglo American to conduct a feasibility study into the use of hydrogen trains for use in heavy-haul freighting in Queensland...
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The EU's plans to clean up urban mobility
The European Commission has unveiled plans to clean up and modernise urban transport within the bloc as it attempts to reach the targets laid out by the EU Green Deal and Fit for 55 package...
