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For nearly 7000 hours per year, Europe’s hundreds of millions of solar panels face a sunless sky. In the race to replace fossil fuels with sustainable alternatives, the European Space Agency (ESA) is heading a bold approach to provide permanent power by putting solar panels in space. Max Hersov spok
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It is estimated that the Aviation sector accounts for 3.5% of global warming, releasing into the atmosphere more than 900 million tonnes of CO2 per year. Airbus, the world’s largest aircraft manufacturer, is at the forefront of research into sustainable aviation, and is pioneering the development of
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Talking Engineering 10: Dr Simon Thomas The Revolutionary Potential of Graphene in Electronics Conducted by Max Hersov, December 2022 A University of Cambridge spin-off founded in 2017, Paragraf is the first company in the world to mass produce Graphene-based electronic devices using standard semiconductor processes. Their patented contamination-free deposition technology,
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Every year, Europe alone releases into the environment the microplastic equivalent of 10bn plastic bottles. Much of this ends up in the ocean, where they are ingested by marine life, blocking digestion and affecting nutrition as they work their way up the food chain. Xampla (a spin out from the Univ
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Jean founded Echion in 2017 as a spin-out from the University of Cambridge. In this interview, he explains how the company supplies high-power Li-ion battery anode materials that enable superfast charging for a range of applications. Batteries made using Echion’s advanced materials can charge 10x fa
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Robert Marshall is cofounder and CEO of Martlet Capital, the investment arm of the Marshall of Cambridge group which has invested in more than 50 deep technology start-ups since its launch in 2011. He was CEO and is now Vice-Chairman of privately-owned Marshall of Cambridge (founded in 1909) which o
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Talking Engineering 00: What is this Column? Talking Engineering is a column consisting of interviews with engineers, innovators and company leaders in science and technology. It’s as much about the tech as the people who are driving it forward. The goal is to inspire STEM enthusiasts and to create