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Industry 4.0 Summit 2017
All Day
Industry 4.0 Summit 2017 4th & 5th April 2017 The Industry 4.0 Summit aims to be the leading...From Innovate UK Network
Launch of Centre for Energy Efficient Materials (CEEM)
09:00 until 17:00
KTN is working with York University to launch a National Centre for Energy Efficient Materials...
5th International conference ICNBS Egypt 2017
Mar 24 / 09:00 until Mar 26 / 17:00
Naqaa Foundation for scientific Research, Technology and Development is organizing the fifth...
Joining of Composites
09:30 until 16:30
Much of the research effort in composites in recent years has focused on their manufacture - to...From Materials
UK Workshop on Data Metrology & Standards
10:00 until 16:00
This is a one-day workshop being held at the University of Cambridge, designed to identify UK...Upcoming Events
Matrix Factorisations and Related Topics
Jul 24 / 09:00 until Jul 28 / 17:00
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Save the Date - PhotoVoltaic Technical Conference 2017
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SAVE THE DATE: April 26-28, 2017! The PhotoVoltaic Technical Conference 2017, PVTC, the 8th event of a series of international PV specialty conferences, will take place for the second time in...From SuperSolar Hub
BioMaAp 2017 (Biomaterials conference)
Aug 31 / 09:00 until Sep 01 / 17:00
BioMAAP 2017 offers an opportunity for both researchers and industry players to come together and gain better knowledge, find new business partners, discover possible synergies or sector crossovers...
ChemBioSphere 2017
All Day
Save the date! In the meantime, information on the 1st SynBioSphere from Sept 2016 can be found here.
Sustainable Intensification
Nov 28 / 09:00 until Nov 30 / 17:00
The challenge for the agricultural sector is therefore one of sustainable intensification. This means increasing food production while simultaneously reducing environmental impacts and enhancing...From Biosciences