how do science ideas sell?

As students at a university that has long prided itself in its research and innovation, it is inevitable to ask ourselves throughout our degree how exciting breakthroughs materialise into products on the market. The business component of discovery is therefore paramount to its success, which Imperial reflects in its STEMB accreditation and distinctive entrepreneurial environment….

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Airline emissions in Europe top pre-Covid levels despite pledge to decarbonise | Airline emissions

Emissions from flying in Europe have now passed pre-pandemic levels, with Ryanair’s carbon footprint 50% higher than in 2019, research has shown. Total aviation emissions continue to increase despite industry pledges to decarbonise and the introduction of more fuel-efficient planes, driven by the massive expansion of low-cost carriers. According to analysis by thinktank Transport &…

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The disaster unfolding on Russia’s Black Sea coast is of its own making | Environment

Southern Russia is facing one of the largest environmental disasters in its modern history. In April, repeated Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil infrastructure in Tuapse triggered massive refinery fires and oil spills along the Black Sea coast, including near Sochi. Residents described “black rain” falling from the sky as smoke and petroleum residue spread across…

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Inequality causing 100,000 extra deaths a year from heat and cold in Europe | Climate crisis

Economic inequality adds more than 100,000 deaths to the vast toll from heat and cold in Europe each year, research has found. Cutting levels inequality to match that of Europe’s most equal region, Slovenia, as measured by the Gini index, would reduce temperature-related mortality by as much as 30%, equating to 109,866 people, the study…

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