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CCUS Innovation 2.0 competition: UK BECCS-MCFC - Next generation CCUS technology for net zero 2050

CCUS Innovation 2.0 competition: UK BECCS-MCFC - Next generation CCUS technology for net zero 2050 Key documents from the University of Sheffield’s Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage (CCUS) Innovation 2.0 project. Documents Details UK BECCS-MCFC: Next generation CCUS technology for net zero 2050 Project lead: University of Sheffield (Translational Energy Research Centre - TERC) This project investigated the potential of biomass energy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) for wide-spread...

Infrastructure for African mines destroying forests at 34 times the rate of the mines themselves

Infrastructure for African mines destroying forests at 34 times the rate of the mines themselves Gaby Clark Scientific Editor Robert Egan Associate Editor Industrial-scale mining in Africa to support global supply chains is leading to unprecedented deforestation across the continent, with 34 hectares of forest removed for every single hectare of active mine site. The scale of mining's deforestation footprint is laid bare in a new University of Sheffield-led study showing that, between 2001...

Stonehenge's most mysterious stone traveled 700 kilometers across Britain

Stonehenge's most mysterious stone traveled 700 kilometers across Britain - Date: - June 9, 2026 - Source: - Curtin University - Summary: - Scientists have uncovered new evidence that Stonehenge’s six-ton Altar Stone was deliberately transported hundreds of kilometers from Scotland by ancient people. The feat would have required extraordinary planning, teamwork, and determination, revealing a surprisingly sophisticated level of organization thousands of years ago. A new study led by...

Stonehenge Altar Stone's epic transportation across ancient Britain detailed in new study

Stonehenge Altar Stone's epic transportation across ancient Britain detailed in new study Robert Egan Associate Editor New research by Curtin University has revealed how one of Stonehenge's most mysterious stones was likely transported hundreds of kilometers across Britain through challenging terrain, highlighting the remarkable capabilities of ancient communities. Stonehenge's central Altar Stone is a six-tonne sandstone megalith now believed to have originated in northeast Scotland, around...

Mapping the AI narrative in Kenya and South Africa's media

Mapping the AI narrative in Kenya and South Africa's media A new study by the Centre for Information Integrity in Africa (CINIA) at Stellenbosch University, supported by DW Akademie, takes a critical look at how artificial intelligence (AI) is covered in Kenyan and South African media. The research, titled "AI in the Media: Kenya and South Africa", analyses 57 articles and draws on two rounds of journalist interviews over a five-year period (2021-2026). The research finds that AI remains...

New device could make processors run 1,000 times faster without additional waste heat — scientists say it could reduce data center energy demands

New device could make processors run 1,000 times faster without additional waste heat — scientists say it could reduce data center energy demands A new device could allow computer processors to operate significantly faster, without generating waste heat. Researchers in Japan have created a device that promises to boost computer processing speeds, without generating massive amounts of additional heat. Two of the limiting factors in high-performance computing, especially for the processors...

Family of mum, 30, shot dead outside Sheffield bar pay tribute to 'beautiful soul'

Family of mum, 30, shot dead outside Sheffield bar pay tribute to 'beautiful soul'

Hearing loss is bad for the whole body – but new treatments are coming

I’m sitting in a soundproof booth at an audiologist’s office, wearing headphones and straining to hear some faint electronic noises. When I think I’ve heard one, I press a button. Was that real or did I imagine it?

‘I’m 37 and ready to start a family, but my crippling student loan debt is holding me back’

‘I’m 37 and ready to start a family, but my crippling student loan debt is holding me back’ More than two-thirds of graduates say loan repayments have ‘material impact’ on financial planning for future - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments “How long am I going to have to put my life on hold?” This is the question Tobias Clapp, 37, asks himself every day as one of the millions of graduates paying off his student loan. The lawyer, from Orpington, Kent, is ready to take the next steps in life:...