10 to 16 December 2016

This week Dr Jenifer Baxter was interviewed about cryogenic energy storage for the BBC and Dr Helen Meese spoke to the Financial Times about bio-3D printing, which was used to make blood vessels in rhesus monkeys.

• 10/12/2016 Cryogenic storage offers hope for renewable energy – BBC News

  Article citing the Institution’s Dr Jenifer Baxter about a cryogenic energy facility which stores power from renewables or off-peak generation by chilling air into liquid form. She was also interviewed about the process for BBC 5 Live.

• 15/12/2016 Chinese scientists implant 3D-printed tissue into monkeys – The Financial Times (subscription needed)

  The Institution’s Dr Helen Meese was interviewed about Chinese scientists successfully implanting 3D-printed blood vessels made from stem cells into rhesus monkeys. The story is also available on Today Online.

• 11/12/2016 Neil Carmichael, Stroud MP: Firms meet in capital to discuss apprentices – Stroud News & Journal

  Article about an apprenticeship lunch hosted by the Institution.

• 16/12/2016 Education to inspire the next generation: Philippa Oldham – SHP

  The Institution’s Philippa Oldham is interviewed about how the engineering profession is changing for women and how the Institution is using education to inspire the next generation.

• 16/12/2016 Fraxit now: Time to give fracking the chop – Energy Voice

    Article citing the results of an Institution survey which found that that nearly half of those
surveyed would be unhappy to have a fracking project within a 10-mile radius of their homes.