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Bath Taps Into Science 2013: Preview
Bath Taps Into Science is an annual Science Fair held in Bath. This year, the CSCT stalls will have the theme “Energy”. This year’s Bath Taps into Science Fair dates: 10:30 - 15:00, Friday 8th March 2013 - Founders Hall,...
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DTC students present at Bristol Science Café
This post comes from a group of our students who recently went to Bristol to explain some of their work to a mixed audience. The Tobacco Factory in the heart of Bristol was the location of two recent talks on...
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London Sustainability Jam 2012
DTC MRes student Marcus Johns brings us this report on the recent Global Sustainability Jam. 48 hours to create a brand-new real-world idea with a group of people you’ve never met before, could it happen? Being intrigued, I decided to...
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Farnborough air show trip
As recently mentioned on the CSCT news, DTC students Jessica Sharpe and Rhodri Jenkins won a trip to Farnborough Airshow as special guests of CSCT partner EADS. Here's a short report on the experience from Jess: On the 13th July,...
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Bath Taps Into Science 2012
Students in the CSCT have been promoting their research as well as environmental awareness at the annual "Bath Taps Into Science" event. Following some general advice ("don't say 'Doctor'!"), the first-year DTC students planned and built their rigs around a...
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Partner profile (industrial): EADS Innovation Works
EADS are a major force in the global aerospace and defence industry. They are fully committed to embedding sustainability into their company culture, with eco-efficiency as a core part of their corporate strategy. Three PhD projects and two MRes projects...
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October 2011 Symposium: "Photovoltaics— the future is bright"
The Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies continued its on-going tradition of hosting world-leading symposia last week with “Photovoltaics— the future is bright”. Over 100 registered attendees took part in the event, including staff and students from various departments of the...
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Research update: Responsive nanocapsules
This research fits under the "pharmaceutical and wellbeing" theme in the CSCT. In paediatric patients, the immune response to burn trauma is similar to that observed in infection, making infections in burns difficult to diagnose. Burns have the potential to...
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Research update: Biodiesel production in fixed bed catalytic reactors
Biodiesel has the potential to be an environmentally sustainable alternative fuel source for diesel engines. It is made by the transesterification of triglycerides, which are the main components in fats and oils. Transesterification is a chemical reaction which, in the...
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Cheltenham Science Festival 2011
The greatly anticipated 10th Cheltenham Science Festival took place this week, with some great names in science drawing crowds from all over the country. Not to miss such a great opportunity, the CSCT team were there as part of the...
