We know it’s unseemly to blow our own trumpets, but the big news for us this week is the launch of the new look for The Engineer. The new issue has just arrived in our office and should reach readers today. We hope you enjoy it.
The environment is at the top of the agenda this week. Hilary Benn, the environment secretary, is to announce plans to halve the amount of unrecycled waste in the
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The role of industry in research will come under the spotlight this week, with the launch of a new report from pressure group Scientists for Global Responsibility. The group alleges that scientific research is being compromised by commercial interests in the pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, defence, biotech and tobacco sectors, damaging its reliability and wider value to society.
Stuart Nathan
Special Reports Editor
NAO raises red flag over low heat pump uptake
I can think of why air-source heat pumps are not the technology required to solve this problem. 1. In the real world the average SCOP long-term in the UK is likely to be 2.5 to 3 with many air...