Eleanor Maciver - Feb 02, 2024
Mewburn Ellis is delighted to partner with Oxfordshire Greentech on the Climate Solutions Conference
Mewburn Ellis is delighted to partner with Oxfordshire Greentech on the Climate Solutions Conference on the 13 March at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.
Sustainable shoes: Fossil Fuels are so last year!
It is estimated that 24 billion pairs of shoes are made every year...
Hydrogels in sustainable agriculture
As we move into 2024, the agricultural sector is being driven by the..
Plastic Packaging Pollution: Kelp is on the Way!
Plastic packaging materials have revolutionised modern life. They..
The wonderful potential of waxworm saliva
Enzymes are able to break up plastic, opening the way for rapid..
The polymathic Professor Michael Shaver
The maverick scientist leads the SMI Hub in Manchester. He’s bringing..
After the road: how to recycle old tyres
With a billion tyres going to the scrapheap each year, the industry..
In person event - Circular Economy: Ideas to Business, Oxford, 7 December 2023
Mewburn Ellis is delighted to be partnering with Oxfordshire..
Recycling the Rainbow - coloured plastics in the circular economy
Single-use plastic has become indispensable in everyday life,..
Taking (personal) care of the future
The market size of beauty and personal care is huge, valued at a..
Green Aviation – Ready for Take off!
In 2022 aviation accounted for ca. 2% of global energy-related CO2..
In person event - Circular Economy: Ideas to Business, Cambridge, 13 September
Mewburn Ellis is delighted to be partnering with Cambridge Cleantech
Making plastic disappear
It comes as no surprise, that single-use plastic remains one of the..
Green Tech: Making IP Part of Your Toolkit - Webinar
On Wednesday 21 June, we are delighted to be hosting in partnership..
Operating in the circular economy: From idea to Business – our co-hosted event with Oxfordshire Greentech
On Wednesday 22 March, we were delighted to co-host an in-person..
“Wood”n’t it be nice? - Turning over a new leaf in wood-based packaging
For years, we have been aware of the need to reduce our reliance on..
Reborn! How a radical process will be able to give new life to unwanted boats
There are around a million boats in the UK and eventually they will..
Wearing down tyre emissions
The amount of particulate material which comes out of an exhaust pipe..
Plastics and climate change - a solution and a problem
Plastics have the potential to play a crucial role in emission-saving..
Operating in the circular economy: From idea to Business – in person event, Oxford UK, 22 March 2023
We are delighted to be partnering with Oxfordshire Greentechto..
Life in plastic
Plastic is prevalent in all areas of society, as is the growing..
Recycl-ink: innovations in ink recycling
Efforts to improve recyclability are typically focused on high..
From bottle to throttle: upcycling plastic waste into the tyre industry
In the UK alone 35.8 million plastic bottles are used and discarded..
Taking-off into a cleaner future: composites in the aviation industry
As the world gradually returns to its pre-pandemic levels of air..
Sustainability - good intentions are not enough
There is growing awareness and alarm at the impact humans are having..
Composites in construction: building towards a stronger and more sustainable future
Composite materials are generally defined as materials produced from..
Plastics getting greener
Industry has listened, and learned – plastics are becoming more and..
Inspired by nature – the microbial revolution
As part of our Thought Leaders series, Mewburn Ellis Associate Niles..
Plastics from thin air – converting captured carbon dioxide
From the start of 2021 up to the date of writing this blog in..
Planet-saving partnerships: collaborating on sustainable innovation
In the race to bring forward sustainable solutions, worlds are..
New Green IP Report launched
Plastic-fuelled fungi
The “circular economy” is often seen as the ultimate goal for the..
Microplastics: tiny particles causing huge problems
Although small in size, microplastics are a big issue.
..
Pyrolysis oil – heating up plastics recycling
As society pushes towards a circular economy, the need for clever and..
Plastics recycling: can microwaves help us clean up our mess?
Forward asks Martin Lamb, chairman of pioneering recycler Enval,..
Unwrapping compostable packaging
In this Forward: On Demand vlog, Thomas Lonsdaleunwraps the future..
From the Moon to Mars: tyres for space exploration
Conditions on the Moon can be extremely harsh. For instance,..
Delivering drugs with DNA
We explore the emerging field of DNA and RNA nanotechnology, its..
Composites in automotive applications: accelerating towards a greener future?
The UK government has recently vowed to cut 68% of CO2 emissions by..
Breaking down barriers to film recycling
Since the invention of cellophane by Swiss chemist Jacques E...
Circular economy of tyres: the end is just the beginning
Our reliance on tyres and their ubiquity in modern mobility makes..
Tyres: the secret polluter
Automotive emissions are a hot topic, but increased regulation..
Lithium-metal batteries: a separator solution to dendrites
Global demand for clean, renewable energy is now higher than ever..
Meet the material: liquid crystal elastomer
A team at Rice University has developed a morphing material with much..
Green tyres: wheeling towards sustainable rubber
Rubber is a crucial component of the tyre, with most tyres typically..
Protective barriers against COVID-19 – what’s behind the screen?
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic there has been a..
Single-use plastics: Is this the last straw?
As part of our Thought Leaders series, Mewburn Ellis Partner Paul..
The future of tyres in the driverless age
1886 is often regarded as the birth year of the modern car. This was..
Circular economy: rethinking composite plastic packaging
As we move towards a circular economy, there is a huge incentive for..
Circular tyres: a new challenge for the circular economy
Tyres are huge. Globally over 2.2 billion tyres are produced a year –..
Compostable packaging – let’s break it down
Before Covid-19, I often used to buy my lunch in one of those..
Meet the material: Robotic soft matter
Inspired by muscles and activated by light, this lifelike and..
3D printing and its layers of legal complexity
“3D printing” was first developed in the 1980s as a technique for..
In conversation with an innovator: Daniel Solomita, CEO and Founder of Loop Industries
The CEO and founder of Loop Industries lets us in on the..
Smart tyres: under pressure to get smarter
For the past 175 years, the bulk of tyre innovation has focused on..
Polymer composites using natural fibres – growing reinforcements, growing in popularity
Fibre-reinforced polymer composites are lightweight yet strong..
Patenting bioplastics
The push towards a circular economy promises huge rewards for..
Patents driving tyre innovation
From the outside, tyres appear unassumingly simple. But below the..
Recycling polymer composites (mixed material complicates)
Polymer composites are finding use at an ever-increasing scale in an..
A Taste for Waste – Plastic Recycling with Enzymes
Positive news has been relatively hard to come by of late, with..
Circular economy: the solution to plastic pollution?
The ascent of plastic from its Bakelite beginnings to the workhorse..
Chemical collaborations: polymer partnerships
Collaboration is ubiquitous with successful research. Sharing results..
Coffee capsules: greener grounds
Large consumer companies are increasingly focusing on reworking their..
Plastics recycling: polymers unzipped
As society becomes more aware of the adverse effects of single-use..
Consumable consumables: the edible water bottle
Throughout the 20th century, plastic has become increasingly..
Circular economy: new technologies rise to the challenge
In recent months there has been a rapid increase in publicity and..