22 April 2026 Getting AI to spot concrete cracks without heavy labelling Self-supervised vision models could be used where labelled data are scarce but reliability is essential.
17 April 2026 UK's plastics and washed aggregates sectors issue alert to government amid Middle East conflict Warnings of disruption to critical markets and calls for a National Emergency Plan for Fuel.
15 April 2026 Shape-memory alloy revitalises old bridges Researchers are combining ultra-high-performance fibre-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) with iron-based shape-memory alloy (Fe-SMA) bars.
14 April 2026 UK advances small modular reactors to strengthen energy security Rolls-Royce has partnered with Great British Energy-Nuclear (GBE-N) to deliver the country’s first small modular reactors (SMRs).
14 April 2026 Transparent wood without plastic additives A potassium hydroxide treatment for delignified wood makes it transparent without any polymer additives.
10 April 2026 Middle East disruption could halve oil and gas dependence by 2050 Wood Mackenzie also finds that coal rises 20% as countries diversify supply and prioritise domestic resources.