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  • Eco‑smart boxes reduce CO₂ footprint by more than 50 tonnes for DS Smith & Carlsberg Britvic

    Carlsberg Britvic has teamed up with DS Smith to transform its OTOR4 packaging into a new OTOR8 “Bag-in-Box” style. As the initial phase of the collaboration, the revised design aims to increase Carlsberg Britvic’s supply chain strategy’s sustainability and efficiency. With the new “Bag in Box” design, which has an updated eight-sided shape that increases…


  • DTEK renewables arm selects Fluence Energy for Polish battery project

    Rows of battery banks. Image courtesy 123rf. DRI, the EU renewables arm of Ukraine’s DTEK Group, has selected Fluence Energy B.V., a subsidiary of Fluence Energy, to supply battery storage units for its 133MW/622MWh Trzebinia project in southern Poland. DRI’s Trzebinia project is due to be the largest battery storage facility taking part in the…


  • Penderyn becomes the world’s fastest-growing world whisky

    Wales’ renowned whisky manufacturer, Penderyn Distillery, has accomplished a noteworthy milestone by being verified as the whisky brand with the fastest rate of growth in the global “World Whisky” category. Penderyn is also the most well-known World Whisky brand in the UK, surpassing competitors from Japan, India, and the United States, according to Nielsen data.…


  • DISTRON Showcases Full-Service Electronics Manufacturing Capabilities at Design-2-Part Show

    DISTRON CORPORATION, a leading U.S.-based electronics contract manufacturer, is pleased to announce plans to exhibit at the Design-2-Part Trade Show in Marlborough, MA. Attendees are invited to visit Booth #218 on October 15–16 to learn how DISTRON helps OEMs accelerate time-to-market with high-quality, flexible manufacturing solutions. With over 50 years of experience, DISTRON has built…


  • Nanusens strengthens Board and moves HQ to Edinburgh to support MEMS innovation

    Nanusens, the MEMS innovator, has announced the appointment of a new Chairman, Ramon Borrell, former Xaar CTO, and a new CFO, Núria Martí, as well as the relocation of its Headquarters to Edinburgh, as the company begins the next phase of its development. Nanusens is leading the way with a breakthrough technology that enables MEMS…


  • One of the UK’s leading manufacturing outsourcing specialists has appointed a new CEO to lead its global expansion. PP Control & Automation (PP C&A), which works with many of the world’s leading machinery builders, has named Pinaki Banerjee as Chief Executive Officer, with well-known industrial leader Tony Hague stepping down to pursue a purely commercial…


  • Harwell science campus uses SNRG smart grid to avoid UK grid connection delays

    Image courtesy SNRG UK science and innovation campus Harwell has signed an agreement with energy infrastructure company SNRG to design, fund and operate a smart grid, enabling the campus to accelerate their expansion plan and avoid costly grid connection delays. With the agreement, says Harwell, the science campus becomes the first in the UK to…


  • Patented antibacterial polymer technology prevents secondary cavities

    The Basic to Breakthrough series chronicles how investments from the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science at our National Laboratories have led to new technologies that are changing our world.  While teaching in Oklahoma, a Brazilian dentist began pursuing his idea for a new technology that would ultimately lead him to eastern Tennessee. There,…


  • Rising ozone from wildfire smoke poses growing health risks for Western communities

    As wildfires grow larger and more frequent across the West, researchers from Colorado, Utah, and California are digging into how smoke affects the air-and our health.  In a new study published in the journal Atmospheric Environment, the team shows that large wildfires, like those we’ve seen in Colorado, Oregon, and California in recent years, produce…


  • Inhaling marijuana associated with increased odds of developing asthma

    If you’re looking to reduce your chances of developing lung disease, say experts at UC San Francisco, then it may be smart to avoid inhaling cannabis. A new study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine found that inhaling marijuana every day is associated with a 44% increased chance of developing asthma. It also increased the odds…