The National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) Group, operated by the University of Strathclyde, will open a new technology centre in Ayrshire in partnership with North Ayrshire Council and CPI, to help the country’s process manufacturing industries embrace emerging technologies and fast track a net-zero future.
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have developed a tiny sensor for detecting pesticides on fruit in just a few minutes. The technique, described as a proof-of-concept in a paper in the journal Advanced Science, uses flame-sprayed nanoparticles made from silver to increase the signal of chemicals. While still at an early stage, the researchers hope these nano-sensors could help uncover food pesticides before consumption.
Three product entries resulting in four awards: Schreiner Group (Oberschleißheim, Germany) celebrated a big success at this year’s FINAT Awards presentation. The high-tech company was recognised particularly for innovations in the forward-thinking technologies of RFID and printed electronics: the Robust RFID-Label from Schreiner MediPharm even received the main award in the overall category of Innovation & Electronic Printing.
