New method for purifying drinking water could be used in disaster zones
Scientists at Bath have developed a new desalination method that pumps water through a membrane without using any external pressure.
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Speculative Futures – Imagining utopias enabled by sustainable technologies
Artist Steph Tudor joined the Institute for Sustainability for three months to develop an art-science exhibition with the Institute's research community.
University of Bath is home to UK’s first pilot plant for recycling plastic lab waste
LabCycle, co-founded by a University of Bath graduate, recycles plastic lab waste into new test tubes and petri dishes.
Institute showcase brings together over 150 people from industry, academia and policy
This year’s event zoomed in on the CDT alumni and student community’s numerous accomplishments in both industry and academia.
Scientists make common pain killers from pine trees instead of crude oil
Common drugs such as paracetamol and ibuprofen can be made from a chemical from pine trees instead of crude oil products.
Porous materials network EPoMM opens
Network will find and investigate materials for applications in renewable energy, drug delivery, water purification and more
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From innovation centres working directly with industry to bring products to market and decarbonise industry, to real-time monitoring of chemical reactions and improvement of membranes, our projects are interdisciplinary in nature, crossing traditional boundaries between science and engineering to develop new sustainable technologies.
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