A roundup of this week's top stories:
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10 AI & Autonomy Startups Join Aerospace Xelerated’s Third Cohort
Aerospace Xelerated has announced the ten new startups to join its third cohort. The programme, led by industry partner Boeing, has selected startups using AI and autonomous technology to solve key challenges for the aerospace sector...
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Unilever & Evonik to remove fossil fuels from detergents
German chemicals firm Evonik has partnered with consumer goods titan Unilever to produce fossil-free cleaning products at its planned new plant in Slovakia...
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Denmark to host EU's largest geothermal heating plant in Aarhus
Geothermal-based heating company Innargi, a subsidiary of A.P. Moller Holding, has signed a 30-year agreement for the development and operation of what will be the EU's largest geothermal heating plant in Aarhus, Denmark...
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GIG, TotalEnergies consortium to build 2GW Orkney wind farm
Scotland's offshore wind capacity could see a major boost as a consortium of energy companies unveils a plan to build a 2GW wind farm 30km from the Orkney coast...
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China's 5-year plan aims for global leadership in robotics
At the end of December, the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) unveiled a plan to make the country a figurehead for innovation with plans to become a "global leader" of the robotics industry...
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Scientists may have found a way to replicate bone development
A team of researchers at the University of Linköping in Sweden and the University of Okayama in Japan claim to have invented materials that can morph into various shapes before hardening that mimics early bone development in humans.
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EU plays hardball with Poland over Turów coal mine
The European Commission has said that it has begun the process of subtracting millions of euros from funds allocated to Poland after the government ignored a court injunction to close down the controversial coal mine near the Czech border...