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Young Innovators Awards 2021/22 - Frequently Asked Questions
Innovate UK’s Young Innovators Awards 2021/22 will award 32 people from diverse backgrounds a £5K grant, 1-1 business coaching and an allowance to cover living costs. We hope these Frequently Asked Questions will be helpful to potential applicants for the Young Innovators Awards 2021/22.
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Battery Caffè Podcast Episode 3: Market Trends for Solid State Batteries
In episode 3 of the Battery Caffè, Nikoleta Piperidou and Sheena Hindocha of KTN explore the market trends for solid state batteries together with Adrian Tylim, Head of Business Development Americas at Blue Solutions, and John Tinson, VP of Sales & Marketing at Ilika.
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Scottish Research and Innovation Futures: Shifting to a more productive, more innovative economy
Digitalisation of Scotland’s economy and society is already bringing about profound changes in the nature and method of work. In the recovery period from the pandemic, there is a real opportunity to shift to a more productive, more innovative economy, and research and innovation are key enablers of that shift.
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Portsmouth Naval Base Net Zero Carbon: the journey continues
Recognising the importance of 2021, the MOD published its Strategic Approach to Climate Change and Sustainability earlier this year. Building on the substantial work already delivered, it recognises that demands are increasing and there is a need to broaden the approach and the benefits that result.
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Thermal Energy Systems expert awarded MBE
Jenni McDonnell, Thermal Energy Systems Knowledge Transfer Manager at KTN, was awarded an MBE for her contributions to the Green Economy in the Queen’s birthday honours list this weekend.
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KTN's Immerse UK launches the Immersive Tech: VC Investment Report
Immerse UK – the immersive tech membership group powered by KTN – has launched The ‘UK Immersive Tech: VC Investment Report’ in collaboration with HTC Vive. This landmark piece highlights 31 highly innovative, fast-growing immersive tech ventures that have already raised significant amounts of VC and Angel investment.
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Engage with...Magnomatics
Energy efficient magnetic gears, motors and generators.
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Future Flight newsletter Edition 2
Welcome to the second edition of the Future Flight newsletter. In this issue, we’re taking a closer look at two projects, Skyfarer and Airspace Integration for Drones, that are beating a path towards regulatory approval for drone deliveries of medical supplies to help in the fight against Covid-19.
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Breakthrough materials remove excess sound from your environment
Recently Bill Gates has invested in metamaterials. In this article, we look at the successful commercialisation of acoustic metamaterials and try to understand how we might move other metamaterials from the laboratory into commercial applications.
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Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) helps develop tools to counter fake news and online misinformation
A Knowledge Transfer Partnership introduced by KTN between the University of Sheffield and disruptive UK tech company, Logically, looks to help users, platforms and organisations combat fake news, misinformation and problematic content through a diverse ecosystem of tools built by combining advanced AI and human intelligence.