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Sailing towards sustainability: reshaping maritime carbon capture

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Seabound's co-founders Alisha Fredriksson and Roujia Wen

Innovation in the climate tech space continues to accelerate as businesses seek solutions to our most pressing environmental challenges. Today we're highlighting Seabound, a UK-based start-up that's making waves with their pioneering carbon capture technology for ships: their innovative work has been recognised by the European Patent Office (EPO) as one of ten 'Tomorrow Shapers' in the global 2025 Young Inventors Prize competition.

Eye-P Protection

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A bust of Apollo, wearing modern sunglasses

The sun coming out means it’s time to don one of my favourite accessories. As I reorganise my cherished collection of shades, I can't help but marvel at how one pair is never enough. But have you ever wondered about the clever innovations that allow us to transform from squinting pedestrians to effortlessly cool individuals with a simple accessory?

Born in Britain: the innovators and inventions that helped win World War II 

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Union jack bunting hung across a street

Today we're shining a searchlight on some impressive wartime inventions. Britain has always been a nation of innovators, but in the lead up to and during World War II, British ingenuity led to innovation that formed the basis of inventions we still use today.

Dame Carol Robinson – pioneering mass spectrometry in biomedical research

British chemist, Professor Dame Carol Robinson (DBE FRS FMedSci).

British chemist, Professor Dame Carol Robinson (DBE FRS FMedSci) has received the honour of being the first British person to be presented with the European Patent Office (EPO) Lifetime Achievement Award at the European Inventor Awards in Malta.