Programmable fibre
Scientists have produced a polymeric fibre that can measure and store digital information – the first fibre to exhibit digital capabilities (Nature Commun. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-23628-5). Read more in C&I Magazine.
Carbon capture deal
The Dutch government will provide subsidies of around €2bn to a consortium including Royal Dutch Shell and ExxonMobil for what is set to become one of the largest carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in the world at the Port of Rotterdam.