
Listen to this article Biodiversity across Great Britain is on a steep downward trajectory. The State of Nature Report 2023 shows that since 1970 UK species have declined by around 19% on average, and nearly one in six species (16.1%) are now threatened with extinction. Counterintuitively perhaps, the land around the country’s 20,000 miles of…

A plant-based manufacturer has struck a major partnership with Britain’s biggest food wholesaler – just months after its first burgers rolled off the production line. Myco’s “game changing” deal will see Brakes supply the North Yorkshire company’s Hooba range in a move that will dramatically increase the product’s visibility. Created using vertically farmed oyster mushrooms…

Listen to this article Rail operators often find that they have need for temporary staff, especially at times of great change. Since the award of its contract in 2017, Southwestern Railway (SWR) has ordered new Alstom (née Bombardier) Arterio Class 701 trains and had proposed that they, together with the refurbished Class 442 and the…

The European Union has launched the “European Rice” campaign, an EU-funded initiative designed to promote the diverse benefits, sustainability, and culinary versatility of European rice, particularly Japonica rice. The short and medium-grain variety constitutes approximately 75% of EU rice production and serves as a staple in Mediterranean cuisine. The campaign aims to increase the global…

Advantech, a global leader in industrial IoT, announces updates to its ICR-2000/2400/2500/2600 series of industrial cellular routers. These routers are engineered to provide reliable wireless communication on mobile networks using traditional cellular technologies, with a focus on supporting Category 4 (Cat.4) services on LTE networks. The series also includes models utilizing the 450 MHz band,…

Company’s wireless connectivity portfolio represents one of the industry’s most extensive selection of Wi-Fi solutions and comprehensive support systems With Industry 4.0, the rapid rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI), digitized manufacturing and the age of IoT everything, the demand for wireless connectivity in commercial and industrial applications is growing at an exceptional pace. These applications…

Image courtesy STACK STACK Infrastructure, which develops and operates data centres, has successfully used advanced biofuel HVO100 (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) as a standby power source for a new data centre on its OSL04 campus in Holtskogen (Oslo), Norway. According to the US-based company, after rigorous testing, HVO100 – which they call the purest form of…

Ohly will inaugurate a new spray drying tower and cutting-edge fermentation facility in Hamburg next year. With their investment in these new production facilities, Ohly and Associated British Foods say the move reinforces their long-standing commitment to the city and make critical progress on their journey towards decarbonisation and a more sustainable future. New fermentation…