Horizon 2020 is the biggest EU research and innovation programme ever, with nearly 80 billion euros of funding available between 2014 to 2020. It promises breakthroughs, discoveries and world firsts, by taking great ideas from lab to market. By coupling research and innovation, with an emphasis on excellent science, industrial leadership and tackling societal challenges,…
The global water industry is gearing up for WEFTEC 2019, which is only a few days away. As the biggest event of its kind in North America, with inspiring speakers from around the world, delegates can expect to be inundated with a choice of high-quality presentations. That’s why we have been announcing our key recommendations…
The International Water Conference® (IWC) is a strong educational conference, founded with an emphasis on commercial free discussions on technology. The IWC presents the latest in scientific advances and practical applications in this field, cutting across a wide range of industries, technologies and functional areas. As the preeminent international technical forum in the field, the…
A membrane technology for textile manufacturers and a recirculating aquaculture system have been announced as joint winners of the MIT Water prize. Student-led teams SiPure and Symbrosia will share the US$35,000 prize with Volta Irrigation, a social enterprise focused on resource optimisation in agricultural small-holdings. The MIT Water Innovation Prize is a start-up competition run…
The natural world has always provided inspiration for creative minds, but biomimicry in water technology engineering and design is delivering real-world benefits. Architect Michael Pawlyn shares his explorations with BlueTech Research chief executive Paul O’Callaghan. Michael Pawlyn first became professionally interested in biomimicry 20 years ago when he joined the team that was working on…