by Andy Parkinson | Oct 18, 2021 | Green Innovation
A roller disco building project trialling low-emissions concrete has underpinned Greater Manchester’s role in the Green Industrial Revolution, demonstrating how the city-region is leading efforts to decarbonise the global construction sector. Concretene uses graphene...
by Andy Parkinson | Aug 18, 2021 | Green Innovation
An inventor at the University of Manchester is hoping to revolutionise the food production industry through a new graphene-enhanced system that will cut ‘food miles’ and improve sustainability in farming worldwide. Dr Beenish Siddique hopes the ‘GelPonic’ system will...
by Andy Parkinson | Jul 25, 2021 | Green Innovation
A new white paper from the Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnership has been published to answer the big questions around the future of our cities, and their contributions to climate. ‘Material Gains: Building Better Cities for People and the Planet’ imagines...
by Andy Parkinson | Jun 10, 2021 | Green Innovation
Greater Manchester research into 2D materials supports innovation in building materials which could help to reduce the global construction industry’s carbon footprint. Concrete strengthened with graphene to make it more sustainable has been laid for the first time in...
