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Concrete change: the innovative chemistry of sustainable cement

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Concrete change: the innovative chemistry of sustainable cement Published: The global cement industry is gigantic, so finding ways to reduce its impact on the climate is essential for a sustainable future. The chemistry of cement It is the use of resources, especially raw materials, that forms the current focus of Theo’s research.

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Living in a material world: the importance of materials science and engineering

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To discover these properties, scientists ‘test materials to destruction’ – they deliberately break the material and record the force needed to achieve this. Expertise in physics and chemistry is needed to explore material properties, while engineering skills are needed to manufacture and test materials. How easily is it stretched?

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Engaging with the science behind food

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Our strategy is based on the novel application of creative thinking and collaboration to achieve extraordinary outcomes,” explains Dr Ibrahim. Every scientific discipline, from biology and chemistry to engineering and economics, contributes to our success in a different way,” he says.

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The Mediterranean way: changing diets to extend lifespans

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“Participants also receive sessions with a health counsellor, who helps them set personal goals for behaviour change, and introduces problem-solving and self-monitoring skills to make changes to diet and physical activity levels more achievable,” says Alice. servings fewer sugar-sweetened drinks,” says Alice.

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How can we make future places healthier spaces?

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Healthy places are complex phenomena entailing both healthy bodies and healthy minds – achieving one doesn’t always coincide with achieving the other, but, when it does, it can lead to radical improvements on all dimensions,” explains Richard. WHAT HAVE BEEN YOUR PROUDEST CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS? MAKING PLACES HEALTHIER AND SMARTER.

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The engineering behind Evolutor

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BIOECONOMY — the economic potential of harnessing the power of bioscience. The intelligent control of Evolutor allows us to automate the laborious workflow of evolution, bypass human intervention, reduce human error, lower the risk of contamination and achieve a predictable and positive outcome of laboratory evolution.”. OPPORTUNITIES.

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Fire trackers: how can we use modelling techniques to predict where wildfires will occur?

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This type of fire is deliberately applied to a pre-determined area at the time, intensity and rate of spread required to achieve the desired management objectives, and occurs under a strict set of environmental conditions Fire suppression techniques — the various strategies for stopping a fire once it has started.

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