Construction has begun of the world’s first commercial-scale facility for making ethanol from the straw - rather than the grain - of wheat and other crop plants
The business community and others favouring a strong economy have for years complained that too many burdensome federal regulations are damaging the economy.
The German electronics giant demonstrates a system for inductive charging of electric vehicles without the need for wires or plugs, and announces a live test to begin in Berlin.
The Science|Business Academic Enterprise Award winner in the Materials and Chemistry category - presented at ETH Zurich in February - has made a breakthrough in waste management, developing a sustainable recycling process for food and drink packaging made from plastic/aluminium laminates
A group of MEPs working on plans for the EU’s overall budget from 2014 are pushing for a big boost – to as much as €100 billion - for the next EU research programme, as Maria Da Graça Carvalho, Member of the European Parliament tells Science|Business
In part two of a look at Europe’s cleantech prospects Joerg Sperling, Partner at the European cleantech investment fund WHEB Partners and president of the Tech Tour Cleantech Summit 2011, gives his pick of the best places to invest
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