Solar-driven cement plants have moved forward with the production of the world’s first solar clinker, the key component of cement, by CEMEX and Synhelion.

Snakeskin has inspired the development of pop-up shoe grips that can increase friction between the shoe and the ground, an advance that could help reduce falls among older adults.

A new centre for the development and testing of offshore wind condition monitoring technologies will open at Strathclyde University in Scotland later this year.

Gel coated electrically conductive fibres have been formed into a smart bandage that could one day heal chronic wounds or battlefield injuries.

The current electricity demand in advanced, industrialised nations can be met by some combination of wind and solar power. 

Plans for an offshore wind farm twice the size of the world’s current largest have received approval from the UK government.