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Global manufacturing output bounces back from depths of pandemic with 8.3% growth

Global manufacturing output bounces back from depths of pandemic with 8.3% growth

New research from Interact Analysis shows that the pandemic has had marked effects on the manufacturing industry, but 2021 saw an output growth of 8.3%.

Want to monitor the brain of a running tiger? Lensless camera captures 3D living tissue

Want to monitor the brain of a running tiger? Lensless camera captures 3D living tissue

First, catch the tiger. Then attach Bio-FlatScope, the latest iteration of lensless microscopy being developed at Rice University.

Treating spine injuries with robots & AI

Treating spine injuries with robots & AI

By employing artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics to formulate therapeutic proteins, researchers have successfully stabilised an enzyme able to degrade scar tissue resulting from spinal cord injuries and promote tissue regeneration.

Components employer of 80 people launches four-day working week

Components employer of 80 people launches four-day working week

A components firm that employs 80 people has launched a four-day working week for all its staff, in a bid to attract highly skilled tech/engineering talent that would normally be attracted to more well-known engineering brands.

International research highlights challenges of widespread sustainable packaging

International research highlights challenges of widespread sustainable packaging

Research into sustainable packaging has found that almost half of the 255 global packaging professionals (49%) surveyed said meeting testing standards was one of the biggest challenges they faced in the wider adoption of sustainable packaging materials.

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