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Recycling the previously non-recyclable

Lots of cat foods and certain drinks come in pouches made out of plastic aluminium laminate. This is a decent material environmentally, because it’s so light compared to pure aluminium, so it saves resources and fuel during transportation. But until recently it couldn’t be recycled at all. That’s changed thanks to a company called Enval, which has developed a process to separate the plastic from the aluminium. And supposedly this technique both powers and pays for itself. Phil Sansom went to visit the plant and meet Enval CEO Carlos-Ludlow Palafox...

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CRFS unveils RFeye AirDefense

CRFS, a global leader in RF spectrum monitoring, management and geolocation solutions, prepares to unveil its passive 3D airborne tracking system, RFeye AirDefense, at the 56th Annual AOC International Symposium & Convention in Washington DC next week (October 28-30).

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Double boost for mental health research

A £35 million mental health research programme led by the MRC will explore what makes teenagers more or less likely to develop mental health problems and how we might intervene early.

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King bids to become queen of women entrepreneurs

Martina King, the CEO of Cambridge machine learning company Featurespace, is a contender for the coveted Woman Entrepreneur of the Year crown in Business Weekly’s 30th anniversary awards. The accolade is once again sponsored by the university’s Cambridge Judge Business School.

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