Well blimey - Everything has gone a little turbo at work at the moment. I've not had a spare minute to give to either writing blogs or thinking about sustainability.
As my old teachers used to say - "must do better!"
So recently I've been working on a new exhibition space, which demonstrates all the impact of the research outcomes in the Faculty of Engineering. The new Technology Demonstrator showcases 13 pieces of innovative impact across a whole range of societal areas.
Out of all of these fantastic exhibition pieces (and they're all massively impressive, seriously the output of the University of Nottingham is amazing!) I have noticed myself thinking about the impact on sustainability.
For example - Drill cuttings for oil off shore - The technology demonstrator showcases new developments and procedures to remove residual oil in this waste to under 1% (from a standard minimum of ~15%) - Therefore meaning cleaner seas and oceans, and saving on transport costs which saves fuel and emissions etc.
On top of this we now demonstrate developments, benefits and therefore improvements in Sustainability across agricultural, architectural, road safety, nano-materials, health preservation, manufacturing and many more I'm neglecting to mention.
Writing this blog and going back over thinking about the exhibitions I've worked with recently, it's just dawned on me...
There's a hell of a lot of thought going in to sustainability across everything we're researching.
We'll have this planet fixed in no time.
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