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Category: Uncategorized (7)
- Global Innovation Index 2016: Switzerland is the most innovative country by: Christian Schumacher
  August 25, 2016, 15:38
  According to the Global Innovation Index 2016, Switzerland, followed by Sweden, UK and USA are the most innovative countries. 8 of top 10 are in Europe.…
- These Industries Can Benefit From Augmented Reality by: Megan Ray Nichols
  August 8, 2016, 12:27
  Pokémon GO has introduced millions to the concept of augmented reality (AR), but its potential goes far beyond catching digital monsters on your smartphone.…
- Nanocrystals and Smart Building Materials of the Future by: Andrew Armstrong
  December 11, 2015, 06:51
  Nanocrystals represent a key to the next generation of building materials. Nanocrystals are aggregates of anywhere from a few hundred to tens of thousands of…
- The Impact Science Fiction Has Made on Technology Today by: guestpost
  May 11, 2013, 08:27
  When a majority of us hear "Science Fiction," we immediately associate it with "Star Trek." The imaginations of writers and special effects incorporated in…
- Guest Blog Post – Invitation To Write For our Blog by: Site Admin
  December 28, 2012, 13:53
  If you have some great content that you would like to share with our readers, I have some great news for you. From now onwards, we will be accepting high…
- Relaunch of StepChange Innovations science & technology blog by: Site Admin
  November 14, 2012, 12:56
  The science & technology blog of StepChange Innovations GmbH has been relaunched in a new design with many more attractive features.
- Hello friends by: Christian Schumacher
  February 16, 2012, 16:59
  This is the blog of StepChange Innovations, about new developments and trends in science and technology
Category: Chemistry (17)
StepChange Innovations blog covering innovations and issues in chemistry.
- Ionic liquids for the textile industry - part 2 by: Christian Schumacher
  February 5, 2019, 07:37
  Part 2 of this article reviews ionic liquids, a comparably new substance class, for applications in the textile industry. In particular, fibre manufacturing…
- Ionic liquids for the textile industry - part 1 by: Christian Schumacher
  November 28, 2018, 07:35
  The article reviews and discusses ionic liquids, a comparably new substance class, for the potential applications in the textile industry. This relates to…
- Carbon Concrete Researchers win German Future Prize 2016 by: Christian Schumacher
  February 20, 2017, 11:40
  Carbon Concrete researchers of Technische Universität Dresden in Germany win the German Future Prize 2016. The new material could possibly replace steel…
- Graphene, the wonder material for a new industrial revolution? by: Christian Schumacher
  October 6, 2015, 11:53
  Graphene is the most promising new development of material sciences, due to its unique combination of properties, which opens a way for exploitation in a wide…
- Einstein´s theory of relativity explains why mercury is liquid by: Christian Schumacher
  November 20, 2013, 10:59
  Scientists from New Zealand, France, and Germany have solved the old "mystery" why mercury is liquid at room temperature. The study used advanced computer…
- Nobel Prizes 2013 for natural sciences awarded by: Christian Schumacher
  October 16, 2013, 17:46
  The 2013 Nobel Prizes in natural sciences have been awarded by The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. In physics, the Nobel Prize was awarded for the theoretica…
- Technical background of water and soil repellent finishing on textiles by: Christian Schumacher
  August 13, 2013, 14:59
  Perfluorinated fluorocarbon (PFC) polymers provide the best performance for water and oil repellent finishing on textiles, but there are serious concerns…
- Increasing M&A activities expected in the chemical industry by: Christian Schumacher
  April 30, 2013, 14:19
  In 2012 and Q1 2013, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the chemical industry was low. Now, according to consensus view of the world´s leading…
- Nobel Prizes 2012 in science awarded by: Christian Schumacher
  October 10, 2012, 12:16
  The Nobel prizes 2012 in chemistry, physics and medicine have been awarded
- CRAMS outsourcing in pharmaceutical and chemical research and manufacturing, part III. by: Christian Schumacher
  September 3, 2012, 12:03
  In this article we discuss CRO offshore outsourcing in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry, especially what drives outsourcing, the process for vendor…
- CRAMS outsourcing in pharmaceutical and chemical research and manufacturing, part II. by: Christian Schumacher
  August 20, 2012, 14:25
  We will outline in the second part of this article series how big is the business of Contract research and manufacturing services (CRAMS) in the pharmaceutical,…
- CRAMS outsourcing in pharmaceutical and chemical research and manufacturing Part I. by: Christian Schumacher
  August 14, 2012, 12:54
  Contract research and manufacturing services (CRAMS) in the pharmaceutical, bio-technological and chemical industry is massive, a multi-billion dollar…
- Evidence for Elemental Fluorine in Nature by: Christian Schumacher
  July 6, 2012, 09:47
  German researchers reported they have found experimental evidence for the presence of elemental fluorine in the mineral antozonite.
- All Nobel Prizes in Chemistry by: Christian Schumacher
  June 19, 2012, 17:21
  Summary of the The Nobel Prize in Chemistry between 1901 and 2011. A total of 160 individuals have received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
- A New Technique that will Transform Epigenetics Research by: Christian Schumacher
  April 27, 2012, 14:16
  new technique that will transform epigenetics research by quantitative sequencing
- Transmutations - the alchemists are back by: Christian Schumacher
  March 27, 2012, 15:38
  Alchemists are back - transmutation of elements under mild conditions as claimed by cold fusion scientists
- Controlling protein function with nanotechnology by: Christian Schumacher
  February 25, 2012, 12:01
  A new study provides important details on how proteins in our bodies interact with nanomaterials.
Category: Textile (43)
Stepchange Innovations blog covering innovations and issues of the textile industry
- Advances on Wool Dyeing and Finishing by: Christian Schumacher
  May 15, 2019, 14:12
  The main environmental challenges in wool dyeing & finishing are the use of hexavalent chromium in the dyeing process, AOX in anti-felting/ shrink resist…
- Ionic liquids for the textile industry - part 2 by: Christian Schumacher
  February 5, 2019, 07:37
  Part 2 of this article reviews ionic liquids, a comparably new substance class, for applications in the textile industry. In particular, fibre manufacturing…
- Ionic liquids for the textile industry - part 1 by: Christian Schumacher
  November 28, 2018, 07:35
  The article reviews and discusses ionic liquids, a comparably new substance class, for the potential applications in the textile industry. This relates to…
- Hemp as a sustainable textile fibre? by: Christian Schumacher
  May 27, 2018, 09:11
  Hemp is discussed as a more sustainable alternative to cotton. There are many environmental advantages of hemp compared to cotton. However, the advantages are…
- Amazon´s On Demand Textiles Manufacturing by: Christian Schumacher
  November 4, 2017, 07:11
  A US patent for on demand textiles manufacturing has been granted to the e-commerce giant Amazon. Can it redefine fast-fashion?
- Carbon Concrete Researchers win German Future Prize 2016 by: Christian Schumacher
  February 20, 2017, 11:40
  Carbon Concrete researchers of Technische Universität Dresden in Germany win the German Future Prize 2016. The new material could possibly replace steel…
- Detox in the textile industry – real progress or Potemkin villages? Part 2 by: Christian Schumacher
  August 1, 2016, 07:56
  In this article we cast light on the progress of the Detox campaign in the textile industry. Detox is an initiative started by the environmental activist…
- Detox in the textile industry – real progress or Potemkin villages? Part 1 by: Christian Schumacher
  July 26, 2016, 10:29
  We cast light on the progress of the Detox campaign in the fashion & textile industry. Detox is an initiative started by Greenpeace to challenge the business…
- Dyeing with supercritical CO2 - finally a success story? by: Christian Schumacher
  July 8, 2016, 11:00
  Dyeing in supercritical CO2 could finally be on track for success after 25 years of development. Originally an idea of German universities, it was developed…
- Latest technological developments in the digital printing space for textile by: Christian Schumacher
  March 29, 2016, 12:03
  Digital printing on textile is driven by technology and innovation. It is presently one of the most exiting segments in the whole textile processing. The…
- Strong M&A activities in the textile digital printing space by: Christian Schumacher
  January 12, 2016, 18:02
  The textile printing market is undergoing a transition from conventional printing (rotary screen or flat bet printing) to digital printing (ink jet printing).…
- Innovations in technical textiles and nonwovens awarded by: Christian Schumacher
  June 4, 2015, 07:39
  The winners of the Techtextil Innovation Award 2015, presented for innovative ideas and future-oriented developments in the field of technical textiles,…
- Will the textile industry move out of China? by: Christian Schumacher
  April 24, 2015, 17:48
  The textile industry in China, challenged by increasing labour cost, may be bound to move to other countries. The article discusses the cost structure in the…
- Textile printing supplier SPGPrints acquired by financial investor Investcorp by: Christian Schumacher
  August 29, 2014, 09:50
  Financial investors are taking more interest in the textile printing and digital printing space. Investcorp has announced the acquisition of SPGPrints Group.…
- The sustainability of organic cotton and GM cotton - part 2 of 2 by: Christian Schumacher
  August 25, 2014, 15:29
  Organic cotton and genetically modified cotton (GM cotton) are opposite concepts to make cotton more sustainable. In that sense it is the target to reduce…
- The sustainability of organic cotton and GM cotton - Part 1 of 2 by: Christian Schumacher
  August 13, 2014, 14:26
  Organic cotton and genetically modified cotton (GM cotton) are opposite concepts to make cotton more sustainable. In that sense it is the target to reduce…
- Enzymes – an alternative for wet processing of denim by: Florian Winkler
  June 6, 2014, 08:40
  Denim wet processing using chemicals is one of the pollution causing processes in thetextile mills. Textile garment manufactures use numerousbers of acutely…
- Greenpeace launches another attack on sportswear brands concerning hazardous chemicals by: Christian Schumacher
  May 29, 2014, 14:22
  Just weeks before the start of the football World Cup 2014, a newly released Greenpeace report, building up on earlier activities under the detox campaign,…
- 3D printing of textiles – part 1. Haute Couture and technical challenges by: Christian Schumacher
  May 9, 2014, 16:33
  3D printing is seen as potential technology breakthrough that may radically change manufacturing processes in many industries, put whole business models at…
- Leading Italian ink jet printing company MS bought by US corporation Dover by: Christian Schumacher
  March 31, 2014, 15:36
  The US corporation Dover, a Fortune 500 company, announced the acquisition of the Italian company MS who is the technology leader in digital ink jet printing…
- Enzymes – an eco-friendly alternative for the textile industry? by: Florian Winkler
  March 14, 2014, 09:53
  With the increasingly important requirement for textile manufacturers to reduce pollution in textile production, the use of enzymes in the chemical processing…
- Finally the digital revolution in textile ink jet printing has started by: Christian Schumacher
  February 6, 2014, 16:06
  Digital (ink jet) printing combines many advantages: easy coloration, direct printing off the computer screen, no screens, no colour kitchen, and attractive…
- Greenpeace puts the spotlight on hazardous chemicals in childrenswear by: Christian Schumacher
  January 17, 2014, 16:53
  Greenpeace revealed a new investigation on hazardous chemicals found in childrenswear to increase the pressure on leading fashion brands, a campaign that…
- The risks and alternatives of APEO and NPEO in textiles part 2 by: Florian Winkler
  January 6, 2014, 17:26
  The second part of this article series gives information about alternative products, global regulations and environmental advantages, after the ban of APEO in…
- The risks and alternatives of APEO and NPEO in textiles part 1 by: Florian Winkler
  November 26, 2013, 13:37
  The environmental activist group Greenpeace runs the Detox campaign requesting from international fashion brands to eliminate alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEOs)…
- The Detox Catwalk - Greenpeace launches a new type of fashion brand catwalk by: Christian Schumacher
  November 8, 2013, 16:22
  Greenpeace launched the Detox Catwalk, an interactive online platform assessing the progress made by major clothing companies towards a toxic-free future. ZDHC…
- Technical background of water and soil repellent finishing on textiles by: Christian Schumacher
  August 13, 2013, 14:59
  Perfluorinated fluorocarbon (PFC) polymers provide the best performance for water and oil repellent finishing on textiles, but there are serious concerns…
- Jeans bleaching – advantages and risks of different bleaching processes - part 3 by: Florian Winkler
  July 25, 2013, 09:55
  The last part of the article series compares the different methods in jeans bleaching, which have been elaborated in detail in part 2, and summarize their…
- Jeans bleaching – advantages and risks of different bleaching processes - part 2 by: Florian Winkler
  July 11, 2013, 10:38
  In this part different jeans bleaching processes are discussed, their benefits and features as well as their problems. The study is looking at chemical and…
- Greenpeace puts pressure on outdoor brands to phase out fluorocarbon chemistry by: Christian Schumacher
  July 9, 2013, 09:45
  Greenpeace increases the pressure on leading retail brands. The environmental pressure group revealed data on hazardous fluorocarbons, PFOA, PFOS and others,…
- Jeans bleaching – advantages and risks of different bleaching processes - part 1 by: Florian Winkler
  June 20, 2013, 10:01
  Jeans have become very popular across all age groups, and genders. Popular fashion shades include many styles and colors, from dark blue to bright blue and…
- Smart textiles – hope for the European textile industry for a better future? by: Christian Schumacher
  March 21, 2013, 17:34
  Smart textiles are a big hope for the European textile industry for future business opportunities. The article outlines the differences to wearable electronics…
- Zero discharge programme in textile industry moving to version 2 by: Christian Schumacher
  March 13, 2013, 14:45
  The joint roadmap of the zero discharge of hazardous chemicals (ZDHC) programme in the textile industry is moving to version 2. An environmental management…
- Sustainable colouration concepts: Issues in textile processing of cotton by: Christian Schumacher
  February 5, 2013, 17:10
  Cotton processing has various ecological problems, from polluted effluents to high water and energy consumption. Various concepts to improve this situation are…
- The textile supply chain and jeans production in China by: Christian Schumacher
  November 26, 2012, 10:17
  The video (in German language) shows the manufacturing of jeans made for German discounter kik as well as for big brands, in Guangdong province of China.
- More challenges in the Greenpeace detox campaign by: Christian Schumacher
  November 23, 2012, 16:45
  The Greenpeace detox campaign gets to a higher gear. In this article we outline some technical challenges of particular concern related to possibly critical…
- Slow progress in the Greenpeace detox campaign by: Christian Schumacher
  November 6, 2012, 17:43
  Meanwhile a series of famous big brands have joined the zero discharge of hazardous chemicals (ZDHC) programme, a response to the detox campaign initiated by…
- Sustainable colouration concepts: waterless dyeing by: Christian Schumacher
  May 23, 2012, 17:52
  This article series is about latest trends and future perspectives in coloration technologies. This part is about coloration using waterless dyeing concepts…
- Colouration without dyes by: Christian Schumacher
  May 9, 2012, 17:07
  This article series will discuss latest trends and future perspectives in coloration technologies. The first part is about coloration without dyestuffs like…
- Dirty Laundry Greenpeace campaign by: Christian Schumacher
  March 27, 2012, 17:56
  Greenpeace started a campaign to stop the release of hazardous chemicals used in textile manufacturing, associated with the suppliers of major international…
- tackling fashion industry's toxic addiction by: Christian Schumacher
  February 28, 2012, 12:41
  The detox campaign of Greenpeace is potentially a game changer in textile dyeing & finishing applications. Major brands agreeed to a joint roadmap.
- Roadmap needs a right turn by: Christian Schumacher
  February 28, 2012, 12:36
  stakeholder consultation on the proposed roadmap to the zero discharge of toxic chemicals in the supply chains of clothing brands raised concerns about its…
- Nike adopts waterless dyeing technology by: Christian Schumacher
  February 28, 2012, 11:36
  Nike announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with DyeCoo Textile Systems on supercritical CO2 dyeing.
Category: Pharma (13)
StepChange Innovations blog covers innovations and issues in pharma
- M Healthcare Innovation Award to Fight Child Mortality by: Christian Schumacher
  July 31, 2013, 09:45
  GlaxoSmithKline and Save the Children have launched a fund totalling ,000,000 to reward organisations practicing innovative approaches for reducing under-5…
- US Supreme Court stops patenting of human genes by: Christian Schumacher
  June 18, 2013, 14:16
  The US Supreme Court unanimously ruled that human genes cannot be patented, drawing a red line between naturally occurring DNA sequences and artificial genes…
- The Open Innovation Revolution by: Christian Schumacher
  June 3, 2013, 14:41
  Open innovation is today a modern management tool within corporate innovation management - in the last decade open innovation has become an important extension…
- Big pharma´s patent wars in India by: Christian Schumacher
  April 24, 2013, 14:51
  The Indian Supreme court has rejected a key patent of Novartis for their cancer drug Glivec. The verdict adds to a series of strikes against multinational…
- Teenager invents cheap and highly selective cancer diagnostics test by: Christian Schumacher
  February 24, 2013, 08:45
  15 year old teenager Jack Andraka invented a pancreatic cancer test many times faster, considerably cheaper and more accurate than the current testing standard…
- CRAMS outsourcing in pharmaceutical and chemical research and manufacturing, part III. by: Christian Schumacher
  September 3, 2012, 12:03
  In this article we discuss CRO offshore outsourcing in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry, especially what drives outsourcing, the process for vendor…
- CRAMS outsourcing in pharmaceutical and chemical research and manufacturing, part II. by: Christian Schumacher
  August 20, 2012, 14:25
  We will outline in the second part of this article series how big is the business of Contract research and manufacturing services (CRAMS) in the pharmaceutical,…
- CRAMS outsourcing in pharmaceutical and chemical research and manufacturing Part I. by: Christian Schumacher
  August 14, 2012, 12:54
  Contract research and manufacturing services (CRAMS) in the pharmaceutical, bio-technological and chemical industry is massive, a multi-billion dollar…
- A New Technique that will Transform Epigenetics Research by: Christian Schumacher
  April 27, 2012, 14:16
  new technique that will transform epigenetics research by quantitative sequencing
- Blocking HIV's Attack by: Christian Schumacher
  March 16, 2012, 13:42
  scientists have rid one man of HIV by preventing the virus from entering certain immune cells
- Indian government forces Bayer to accept generic Nexavar competition - FiercePharma by: Christian Schumacher
  March 13, 2012, 08:05
  India has invoked its compulsory licensing rules for the first time to make and sell a version of Bayer's cancer drug Nexavar despite the fact that Nexavar is…
- Controlling protein function with nanotechnology by: Christian Schumacher
  February 25, 2012, 12:01
  A new study provides important details on how proteins in our bodies interact with nanomaterials.
- In the genes, but which ones? by: Christian Schumacher
  February 25, 2012, 08:08
  Studies that linked specific genes to intelligence were largely wrong, experts say.
Category: Astronomy (9)
Astronomy category in stepchange innovations blog
- Gravitational waves discovered as predicted by Einstein by: Christian Schumacher
  February 17, 2016, 17:06
  The discovery of gravitational waves, observed from the merger of two black holes, is a confirmation of Einstein’s general theory of relativity.
- NASA’s Kepler mission claims discovery of “Earth 2.0” by: Christian Schumacher
  July 24, 2015, 10:00
  In a press conference, NASA announced the discovery of a planet which has the closest match of any exoplanet ever examined to Earth. The planet, called…
- Solar Flares hit the Earth in its 11 year peak cycle by: Christian Schumacher
  January 30, 2013, 13:42
  Solar Flares hit the Earth 2013, in its 11 year peak cycle, potentially causing serious damage, as much as 2 trilion USD of damage to the power grid
- Exoplanets, the hunt for another Earth by: Christian Schumacher
  January 15, 2013, 13:04
  The search for a new Earth is ongoing. A promising candidate, the exoplanet KOI-172.02, has been discovered, at 1040 light years distance.
- Dark energy is real, say astronomers by: Christian Schumacher
  October 8, 2012, 16:18
  Dark Energy Is Real, say Astronomers of University of Portsmouth and LMU University Munich, with a likelihood of its existence of 99.996 per cent.
- Dark matter in the universe reported as confirmed by: Christian Schumacher
  July 6, 2012, 14:24
  Scientists claim that the dark matter skeleton in the universe has been observed for the first time. Dark matter accounts for almost 80% of the matter in the…
- Venus passed sun for last time until 2117 by: Christian Schumacher
  June 6, 2012, 12:38
  Our neighbour planet Venus has passed in front of sun for second time this decade but last time until 2117, in a once in a lifetime show - phantastic pictures.
- Billions of planets in habitable zones in Milky Way by: Christian Schumacher
  April 2, 2012, 14:57
  New study estimates that there are tens of billions of planets in habitable zones in the milky way galaxy, and probably about one hundred in the Sun's…
- Dark matter defies explanation by: Christian Schumacher
  March 27, 2012, 13:23
  Dark matter core, left behind from wreck between massive clusters of galaxies, defies explanation
Category: Energy (17)
Energy category in stepchange innovations blog
- Are excess heat and isotope changes in e-cat LENR reactor real? Part 2 by: Christian Schumacher
  October 31, 2014, 17:13
  Part 2 of the analysis of the e-cat Lugano report, looking deeper into the issue of the isotope changes in nickel and lithium, reaction kinetics and the…
- Are excess heat and isotope changes in e-cat LENR reactor real? Part 1 by: Christian Schumacher
  October 30, 2014, 10:53
  A group of Swedish and Italian scientists published technical papers that seem to confirm excess heat in a low energy nuclear reaction (LENR) device called…
- World´s leading scientists hang on to global warming story, despite declining rate of temperature increase by: Christian Schumacher
  October 4, 2013, 13:10
  Climate change due to global warming continues to be a major threat for the world, according to the recently released IPCC report, the leading source for the…
- Solar Flares hit the Earth in its 11 year peak cycle by: Christian Schumacher
  January 30, 2013, 13:42
  Solar Flares hit the Earth 2013, in its 11 year peak cycle, potentially causing serious damage, as much as 2 trilion USD of damage to the power grid
- e-cat - The scientific basis - Why scientists question the e-cat by: Christian Schumacher
  January 11, 2013, 17:37
  e-cat - A detailed scientific analysis of the Rossi-Focardi energy catalyser (e-cat), looking at the evidence for excess energy, nuclear reaction products, and…
- e-cat - the fading dream for free and abundant energy by: Christian Schumacher
  December 21, 2012, 16:02
  Lack of independent verification, issues with patents and trademarks, questionable scientific basis - the e-cat dream for free and abundant energy is fading
- Waiting for the smoking gun in the e-cat by: Christian Schumacher
  July 31, 2012, 16:17
  website shutdownrossi.com announced smoking guns to discredit the e-cat as a hoax. Rossi asking 400 tsd USD payment for e-cat order
- MIT professor has LENR device at 14 times energy gain by: Christian Schumacher
  June 27, 2012, 15:42
  MIT professor Peter Hagelstein reportedly keeps running a LENR device since 6 months, and the device energy output is 14
- Rossi claims 600 degree e-cat working by: Christian Schumacher
  May 31, 2012, 12:01
  Rossi reports significant progress on a working device operating at 600 degrees. This may take the e-Cat to levels where it could produce superheated steam as…
- Scientists see solution to critical barrier to fusion by: Christian Schumacher
  April 24, 2012, 13:40
  Physicists making progress on nuclear fusion.
- Is the Rossi e-cat real ? by: Christian Schumacher
  April 6, 2012, 14:10
  In this article we express our view on the e-cat device invented by the Italian engineer Andrea Rossi. Many questions of the validity of the claims remain due…
- What is going on inside the e-cat machine ? by: Christian Schumacher
  March 31, 2012, 09:09
  Rossi claims his e-cat device would use a secret catalyser to fuse hydrogen and nickel together to form copper. The excess energy would be released in the form…
- Mr. Rossi´s e-cat patent and black box approach by: Christian Schumacher
  March 22, 2012, 14:23
  We analyzed Mr Rossi´s e-cat patent. We believe the patent lacks sufficient disclosure, is of speculative nature, the secretive black box approach is a risk…
- What happened to Cold Fusion ? by: Christian Schumacher
  March 20, 2012, 18:16
  after 23 years of research, there is robust evidence for nuclear fusion reactions initiated at low temperatures. The blog reports on latest development, pros…
- Rossi expects 5-year wait for US Patent on cold fusion by: Christian Schumacher
  March 18, 2012, 18:43
  Italian inventor Rossi who claims having built a low energy fusion device called E-cat, expects it take upwards of five years for the US patents to be granted.
- Lessons from Fukushima: Scientific American by: Christian Schumacher
  March 11, 2012, 16:35
  One year after the Fukushima nuclear disaster
- E-Cat 'Cold Fusion' Machine: Claims of Fraud Heating Up by: Christian Schumacher
  February 19, 2012, 11:44
  After a series of demonstrations, claims of fraud heating up about the e-cat, claimed to be the ultimate solution of the world´s energy problems.
Category: Real Business (9)
Real business category in stepchange innovations blog
- Amazon´s On Demand Textiles Manufacturing by: Christian Schumacher
  November 4, 2017, 07:11
  A US patent for on demand textiles manufacturing has been granted to the e-commerce giant Amazon. Can it redefine fast-fashion?
- Textile printing supplier SPGPrints acquired by financial investor Investcorp by: Christian Schumacher
  August 29, 2014, 09:50
  Financial investors are taking more interest in the textile printing and digital printing space. Investcorp has announced the acquisition of SPGPrints Group.…
- M Healthcare Innovation Award to Fight Child Mortality by: Christian Schumacher
  July 31, 2013, 09:45
  GlaxoSmithKline and Save the Children have launched a fund totalling ,000,000 to reward organisations practicing innovative approaches for reducing under-5…
- The Open Innovation Revolution by: Christian Schumacher
  June 3, 2013, 14:41
  Open innovation is today a modern management tool within corporate innovation management - in the last decade open innovation has become an important extension…
- Increasing M&A activities expected in the chemical industry by: Christian Schumacher
  April 30, 2013, 14:19
  In 2012 and Q1 2013, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the chemical industry was low. Now, according to consensus view of the world´s leading…
- Big pharma´s patent wars in India by: Christian Schumacher
  April 24, 2013, 14:51
  The Indian Supreme court has rejected a key patent of Novartis for their cancer drug Glivec. The verdict adds to a series of strikes against multinational…
- CRAMS outsourcing in pharmaceutical and chemical research and manufacturing, part III. by: Christian Schumacher
  September 3, 2012, 12:03
  In this article we discuss CRO offshore outsourcing in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry, especially what drives outsourcing, the process for vendor…
- CRAMS outsourcing in pharmaceutical and chemical research and manufacturing, part II. by: Christian Schumacher
  August 20, 2012, 14:25
  We will outline in the second part of this article series how big is the business of Contract research and manufacturing services (CRAMS) in the pharmaceutical,…
- CRAMS outsourcing in pharmaceutical and chemical research and manufacturing Part I. by: Christian Schumacher
  August 14, 2012, 12:54
  Contract research and manufacturing services (CRAMS) in the pharmaceutical, bio-technological and chemical industry is massive, a multi-billion dollar…
Category: Ecology (29)
StepChange Innovations blog covers ecology issues
- Hemp as a sustainable textile fibre? by: Christian Schumacher
  May 27, 2018, 09:11
  Hemp is discussed as a more sustainable alternative to cotton. There are many environmental advantages of hemp compared to cotton. However, the advantages are…
- Detox in the textile industry – real progress or Potemkin villages? Part 2 by: Christian Schumacher
  August 1, 2016, 07:56
  In this article we cast light on the progress of the Detox campaign in the textile industry. Detox is an initiative started by the environmental activist…
- Detox in the textile industry – real progress or Potemkin villages? Part 1 by: Christian Schumacher
  July 26, 2016, 10:29
  We cast light on the progress of the Detox campaign in the fashion & textile industry. Detox is an initiative started by Greenpeace to challenge the business…
- Dyeing with supercritical CO2 - finally a success story? by: Christian Schumacher
  July 8, 2016, 11:00
  Dyeing in supercritical CO2 could finally be on track for success after 25 years of development. Originally an idea of German universities, it was developed…
- Camouflage colours inspired by nature by: Christian Schumacher
  March 20, 2015, 16:33
  Another brilliant example of a new material for camouflage colour effects, inspired by nature. Scientists at the University of California have created a thin,…
- The sustainability of organic cotton and GM cotton - part 2 of 2 by: Christian Schumacher
  August 25, 2014, 15:29
  Organic cotton and genetically modified cotton (GM cotton) are opposite concepts to make cotton more sustainable. In that sense it is the target to reduce…
- The sustainability of organic cotton and GM cotton - Part 1 of 2 by: Christian Schumacher
  August 13, 2014, 14:26
  Organic cotton and genetically modified cotton (GM cotton) are opposite concepts to make cotton more sustainable. In that sense it is the target to reduce…
- Enzymes – an alternative for wet processing of denim by: Florian Winkler
  June 6, 2014, 08:40
  Denim wet processing using chemicals is one of the pollution causing processes in thetextile mills. Textile garment manufactures use numerousbers of acutely…
- Greenpeace launches another attack on sportswear brands concerning hazardous chemicals by: Christian Schumacher
  May 29, 2014, 14:22
  Just weeks before the start of the football World Cup 2014, a newly released Greenpeace report, building up on earlier activities under the detox campaign,…
- Achieving Sustainable Development through Industrial Ecology by: guestpost
  March 19, 2014, 12:30
  Sustainable development integrates social, economic and environmental development. It is defined by the Brundtland Commission as “economic and social…
- Enzymes – an eco-friendly alternative for the textile industry? by: Florian Winkler
  March 14, 2014, 09:53
  With the increasingly important requirement for textile manufacturers to reduce pollution in textile production, the use of enzymes in the chemical processing…
- Greenpeace puts the spotlight on hazardous chemicals in childrenswear by: Christian Schumacher
  January 17, 2014, 16:53
  Greenpeace revealed a new investigation on hazardous chemicals found in childrenswear to increase the pressure on leading fashion brands, a campaign that…
- The risks and alternatives of APEO and NPEO in textiles part 2 by: Florian Winkler
  January 6, 2014, 17:26
  The second part of this article series gives information about alternative products, global regulations and environmental advantages, after the ban of APEO in…
- The risks and alternatives of APEO and NPEO in textiles part 1 by: Florian Winkler
  November 26, 2013, 13:37
  The environmental activist group Greenpeace runs the Detox campaign requesting from international fashion brands to eliminate alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEOs)…
- The Detox Catwalk - Greenpeace launches a new type of fashion brand catwalk by: Christian Schumacher
  November 8, 2013, 16:22
  Greenpeace launched the Detox Catwalk, an interactive online platform assessing the progress made by major clothing companies towards a toxic-free future. ZDHC…
- World´s leading scientists hang on to global warming story, despite declining rate of temperature increase by: Christian Schumacher
  October 4, 2013, 13:10
  Climate change due to global warming continues to be a major threat for the world, according to the recently released IPCC report, the leading source for the…
- Jeans bleaching – advantages and risks of different bleaching processes - part 3 by: Florian Winkler
  July 25, 2013, 09:55
  The last part of the article series compares the different methods in jeans bleaching, which have been elaborated in detail in part 2, and summarize their…
- Jeans bleaching – advantages and risks of different bleaching processes - part 2 by: Florian Winkler
  July 11, 2013, 10:38
  In this part different jeans bleaching processes are discussed, their benefits and features as well as their problems. The study is looking at chemical and…
- Greenpeace puts pressure on outdoor brands to phase out fluorocarbon chemistry by: Christian Schumacher
  July 9, 2013, 09:45
  Greenpeace increases the pressure on leading retail brands. The environmental pressure group revealed data on hazardous fluorocarbons, PFOA, PFOS and others,…
- Jeans bleaching – advantages and risks of different bleaching processes - part 1 by: Florian Winkler
  June 20, 2013, 10:01
  Jeans have become very popular across all age groups, and genders. Popular fashion shades include many styles and colors, from dark blue to bright blue and…
- Progress in seawater desalination by: Christian Schumacher
  April 3, 2013, 14:48
  Membrane technologies are applied for seawater desalination to address one of the world´s biggest challenge: scarcity of clean water. Scientific progress is…
- Zero discharge programme in textile industry moving to version 2 by: Christian Schumacher
  March 13, 2013, 14:45
  The joint roadmap of the zero discharge of hazardous chemicals (ZDHC) programme in the textile industry is moving to version 2. An environmental management…
- Sustainable colouration concepts: Issues in textile processing of cotton by: Christian Schumacher
  February 5, 2013, 17:10
  Cotton processing has various ecological problems, from polluted effluents to high water and energy consumption. Various concepts to improve this situation are…
- More challenges in the Greenpeace detox campaign by: Christian Schumacher
  November 23, 2012, 16:45
  The Greenpeace detox campaign gets to a higher gear. In this article we outline some technical challenges of particular concern related to possibly critical…
- Slow progress in the Greenpeace detox campaign by: Christian Schumacher
  November 6, 2012, 17:43
  Meanwhile a series of famous big brands have joined the zero discharge of hazardous chemicals (ZDHC) programme, a response to the detox campaign initiated by…
- Dirty Laundry Greenpeace campaign by: Christian Schumacher
  March 27, 2012, 17:56
  Greenpeace started a campaign to stop the release of hazardous chemicals used in textile manufacturing, associated with the suppliers of major international…
- tackling fashion industry's toxic addiction by: Christian Schumacher
  February 28, 2012, 12:41
  The detox campaign of Greenpeace is potentially a game changer in textile dyeing & finishing applications. Major brands agreeed to a joint roadmap.
- Roadmap needs a right turn by: Christian Schumacher
  February 28, 2012, 12:36
  stakeholder consultation on the proposed roadmap to the zero discharge of toxic chemicals in the supply chains of clothing brands raised concerns about its…
- Nike adopts waterless dyeing technology by: Christian Schumacher
  February 28, 2012, 11:36
  Nike announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with DyeCoo Textile Systems on supercritical CO2 dyeing.
Category: Education (3)
StepChange Innovations blog covering issues in education
- Ranking of world´s universities and their output by: Christian Schumacher
  October 5, 2012, 16:20
  The article describes the 2012 ranking of the world´s universities in technical subjects and the output of universities
- CRAMS outsourcing in pharmaceutical and chemical research and manufacturing Part I. by: Christian Schumacher
  August 14, 2012, 12:54
  Contract research and manufacturing services (CRAMS) in the pharmaceutical, bio-technological and chemical industry is massive, a multi-billion dollar…
- The Chinese threat in science by: Christian Schumacher
  February 17, 2012, 18:23
  Former Degussa CEO Felcht on the Chinese threat in science.
Category: Biology (5)
StepChange Innovations blog covers innovations and issues in biology
- Camouflage colours inspired by nature by: Christian Schumacher
  March 20, 2015, 16:33
  Another brilliant example of a new material for camouflage colour effects, inspired by nature. Scientists at the University of California have created a thin,…
- Nobel Prizes 2013 for natural sciences awarded by: Christian Schumacher
  October 16, 2013, 17:46
  The 2013 Nobel Prizes in natural sciences have been awarded by The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. In physics, the Nobel Prize was awarded for the theoretica…
- US Supreme Court stops patenting of human genes by: Christian Schumacher
  June 18, 2013, 14:16
  The US Supreme Court unanimously ruled that human genes cannot be patented, drawing a red line between naturally occurring DNA sequences and artificial genes…
- Teenager invents cheap and highly selective cancer diagnostics test by: Christian Schumacher
  February 24, 2013, 08:45
  15 year old teenager Jack Andraka invented a pancreatic cancer test many times faster, considerably cheaper and more accurate than the current testing standard…
- Nobel Prizes 2012 in science awarded by: Christian Schumacher
  October 10, 2012, 12:16
  The Nobel prizes 2012 in chemistry, physics and medicine have been awarded
Category: Physics (27)
StepChange Innovations blog covers innovations and issues in physics
- Gravitational waves discovered as predicted by Einstein by: Christian Schumacher
  February 17, 2016, 17:06
  The discovery of gravitational waves, observed from the merger of two black holes, is a confirmation of Einstein’s general theory of relativity.
- Are excess heat and isotope changes in e-cat LENR reactor real? Part 2 by: Christian Schumacher
  October 31, 2014, 17:13
  Part 2 of the analysis of the e-cat Lugano report, looking deeper into the issue of the isotope changes in nickel and lithium, reaction kinetics and the…
- Are excess heat and isotope changes in e-cat LENR reactor real? Part 1 by: Christian Schumacher
  October 30, 2014, 10:53
  A group of Swedish and Italian scientists published technical papers that seem to confirm excess heat in a low energy nuclear reaction (LENR) device called…
- Nobel Prizes 2013 for natural sciences awarded by: Christian Schumacher
  October 16, 2013, 17:46
  The 2013 Nobel Prizes in natural sciences have been awarded by The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. In physics, the Nobel Prize was awarded for the theoretica…
- e-cat - The scientific basis - Why scientists question the e-cat by: Christian Schumacher
  January 11, 2013, 17:37
  e-cat - A detailed scientific analysis of the Rossi-Focardi energy catalyser (e-cat), looking at the evidence for excess energy, nuclear reaction products, and…
- e-cat - the fading dream for free and abundant energy by: Christian Schumacher
  December 21, 2012, 16:02
  Lack of independent verification, issues with patents and trademarks, questionable scientific basis - the e-cat dream for free and abundant energy is fading
- Nobel Prizes 2012 in science awarded by: Christian Schumacher
  October 10, 2012, 12:16
  The Nobel prizes 2012 in chemistry, physics and medicine have been awarded
- Waiting for the smoking gun in the e-cat by: Christian Schumacher
  July 31, 2012, 16:17
  website shutdownrossi.com announced smoking guns to discredit the e-cat as a hoax. Rossi asking 400 tsd USD payment for e-cat order
- Dark matter in the universe reported as confirmed by: Christian Schumacher
  July 6, 2012, 14:24
  Scientists claim that the dark matter skeleton in the universe has been observed for the first time. Dark matter accounts for almost 80% of the matter in the…
- The Higgs boson discovery confirmed by scientists by: Christian Schumacher
  July 4, 2012, 12:23
  Higgs boson discovery confirmed at CERN. The Higgs boson is the missing gap in the standard theory of physics to explain the mass of particles.
- MIT professor has LENR device at 14 times energy gain by: Christian Schumacher
  June 27, 2012, 15:42
  MIT professor Peter Hagelstein reportedly keeps running a LENR device since 6 months, and the device energy output is 14
- The Higgs Boson - The search for God´s particle is ongoing by: Christian Schumacher
  June 26, 2012, 09:17
  The hunt for the Higgs boson, God´s particle, is still ongoing at CERN. The European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN, will provide on July 4 an update…
- Rossi claims 600 degree e-cat working by: Christian Schumacher
  May 31, 2012, 12:01
  Rossi reports significant progress on a working device operating at 600 degrees. This may take the e-Cat to levels where it could produce superheated steam as…
- Scientists see solution to critical barrier to fusion by: Christian Schumacher
  April 24, 2012, 13:40
  Physicists making progress on nuclear fusion.
- Is the Rossi e-cat real ? by: Christian Schumacher
  April 6, 2012, 14:10
  In this article we express our view on the e-cat device invented by the Italian engineer Andrea Rossi. Many questions of the validity of the claims remain due…
- What is going on inside the e-cat machine ? by: Christian Schumacher
  March 31, 2012, 09:09
  Rossi claims his e-cat device would use a secret catalyser to fuse hydrogen and nickel together to form copper. The excess energy would be released in the form…
- Transmutations - the alchemists are back by: Christian Schumacher
  March 27, 2012, 15:38
  Alchemists are back - transmutation of elements under mild conditions as claimed by cold fusion scientists
- Dark matter defies explanation by: Christian Schumacher
  March 27, 2012, 13:23
  Dark matter core, left behind from wreck between massive clusters of galaxies, defies explanation
- Mr. Rossi´s e-cat patent and black box approach by: Christian Schumacher
  March 22, 2012, 14:23
  We analyzed Mr Rossi´s e-cat patent. We believe the patent lacks sufficient disclosure, is of speculative nature, the secretive black box approach is a risk…
- What happened to Cold Fusion ? by: Christian Schumacher
  March 20, 2012, 18:16
  after 23 years of research, there is robust evidence for nuclear fusion reactions initiated at low temperatures. The blog reports on latest development, pros…
- Rossi expects 5-year wait for US Patent on cold fusion by: Christian Schumacher
  March 18, 2012, 18:43
  Italian inventor Rossi who claims having built a low energy fusion device called E-cat, expects it take upwards of five years for the US patents to be granted.
- Neutrino retest shows Einstein was right by: Christian Schumacher
  March 18, 2012, 17:57
  CERN´s neutrino experiment was wrongly measured. Einstein was right.
- Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle Is Not Dead by: Christian Schumacher
  March 11, 2012, 16:40
  One Thing Is Certain: Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle Is Not Dead: Scientific American. Experimenters violate Heisenberg's original version of the famous…
- Why ColdFusion/LENR has not been seized upon by private industry by: Christian Schumacher
  February 28, 2012, 05:13
  Patent attorney view why cold fusion has not attracted more attention
- E-Cat 'Cold Fusion' Machine: Claims of Fraud Heating Up by: Christian Schumacher
  February 19, 2012, 11:44
  After a series of demonstrations, claims of fraud heating up about the e-cat, claimed to be the ultimate solution of the world´s energy problems.
- Answer to Shocking 'Faster-Than-Light' Particles Expected Soon by: Christian Schumacher
  February 19, 2012, 11:21
  Was Albert Einstein right ? The famous speed of light speed limit has been questioned by one of the CERN experiments. Can it be true or is it a error in…
- Einstein's theory undermined ? by: Christian Schumacher
  February 19, 2012, 11:15
  CERN experiment questions the speed of light limitation of Einstein´s theroy of relativity

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