Britain | Science friction

Leaving Horizon would jeopardise research in Britain and the EU

British participation in a huge scientific-funding programme is threatened by the row over the Northern Ireland protocol

CARDIFF, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 03: A female scientist wearing blue surgical gloves hold up a bottle of purple liquid in a laboratory on February 3, 2017 in Cardiff, United Kingdom. (Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)

Kevin lam is a chemist at the University of Greenwich working to kill two birds with one stone. He hopes to develop chemical reactions that can produce hydrogen without any carbon emissions while creating by-products of value to other industries. That would increase the availability of a clean source of energy and simultaneously incentivise its production.

This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Science friction”

The right way to fix the energy crisis

From the June 25th 2022 edition

Discover stories from this section and more in the list of contents

Explore the edition

More from Britain

Crew members during the commissioning of HMS Prince of Wales

Has the Royal Navy become too timid?

A new paper examines how its culture has changed

A pedestrian walks across the town square in Stevenage

A plan to reorganise local government in England runs into opposition

Turkeys vote against Christmas


David Lammy, Britain’s foreign secretary

David Lammy’s plan to shake up Britain’s Foreign Office

Diplomats will be tasked with growing the economy and cutting migration


Britain’s government has spooked markets and riled businesses

Tax rises were inevitable. Such a shaky start was not

Labour’s credibility trap

Who can believe Rachel Reeves?