The Bank of England will unveil the final design of its new £5 note this week. The note will be plastic, which is supposed to be more durable than paper notes. The BBC's Kevin Peachey put plastic and ...

Findings by Tyneside scientists could feed into the design of future washing machines to cut plastic pollution in the seas. New research led by Newcastle University has shown that it is the volume of ...

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A simple device to cut the weight of washing machines could save fuel, cut carbon emissions, and reduce back injuries, according to researchers. A typical budget washing machine is weighted by 25kg of ...

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