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Better electrical cables can save energy
EurekAlert! The Global Source for Science News , 18th Oct 2018
The Energy Safety Research Institute (ESRI) at Swansea University has secured a £20,000 Royal Society Research Grant to develop improved copper-carbon nanotube materials to deliver electricity more efficiently and to save energy.
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Turning waste plastics into hydrogen ignites media interest
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council , 12th Sep 2018
"EPSRC-funded researchers at Swansea University have attracted media attention following news that they have found a way to turn discarded plastic into hydrogen to fuel cars. The news grabbed headlines in the broadcast media and print press that covered the ground-breaking process."
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Plastic waste destroying oceans could be used to fuel cars
CNET , 6th Sep 2018
"The world's use of plastic is costing us, and our oceans, a high price. But thanks to scientists at the University of Swansea, there might be one solution to the waste that kills thousands of sea creatures every year."
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Distributed Ledger Technology
POST - Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology , 6th Sep 2018
Distributed ledger technology (DLT) is a type of digital records system that allows multiple identical copies of a ledger to be stored on different computers on a network and updated by multiple different users. This POSTbrief provides a technical overview of the different types of DLT and how they work. It discusses some of the main applications of DLT and highlights the benefits and challenges of the technology.
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Sunlight converts plastic waste to hydrogen fuel
The Royal Society of Chemistry , 5th Sep 2018
"UK scientists have discovered a simple sunlight-driven process to transform plastic waste into hydrogen and other useful chemicals."
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