Blockchain Architecture Glossary: Nodes, Consensus, Layers & More

The scale of innovation that blockchain technology has fostered across different industries shows that awareness about blockchain architecture is growing. You must know about the basic components, layers, and consensus mechanisms in blockchain architecture to create efficient blockchain systems. Your search for the best blockchain architecture glossary ends here as…

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  Chris McDonald MP cutting the ribbon at the opening of Birmingham’s rare earth magnet recycling facility. The University of Birmingham has launched a new facility for separating and recycling rare earth magnets. The facility in the West Midlands uses a hydrogen-based process developed by researchers at the University of…

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  Scientists working on safe, biodegradable alternatives to plastics made from agricultural waste awarded £500,000 2026 Hill Prize in Physical Sciences. Teysha Technologies and Texas A&M University, Dr. Karen Wooley and Matthew Stone, along with team members Dr. Senthil Kumar Boopathi and Dr. Ashlee Jahnke, received the award for a joint…

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  A court has thrown out Biffa’s £50m lawsuit against the Scottish government over its collapsed deposit return scheme (DRS). Scotland originally planned to launch its DRS in 2023, but was forced to scrap plans after the UK Government declined a request for full exclusion from the Internal Market Act. This meant…

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About Shivani Gade Full Name: Shivani Gade Designation: Senior Full Stack Consultant Company: Oracle Financial Services Software Country: United States Shivani’s Learning Journey That Inspires Which 101 Blockchains Course(s)/Certification(s) did you complete? I have successfully earned the Certified Enterprise Blockchain Architect (CEBA) credential from 101 Blockchains. Why did you choose this…

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  PackUK has appointed members to the Scheme Administrator Steering Group, completing the appointment of all four of its key advisory groups. PackUk, the scheme administrator for the UK’s Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging (pEPR) programme, also appointed Independent Chairs for all four groups. The voluntary advisory groups, which are not decision-making…

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  eBay is expanding its Circular Fashion Fund in 2026 to applications from businesses and startups across the EU, Switzerland, and Canada for the first time. Eight selected businesses will receive $50,000 in funding, alongside mentoring to develop solutions that extend the life of clothing and reduce textile waste. The…

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  Triinu La Caille, FCIWM CMgr FCMI, Head of Compliance & Sustainability, explores why compliance teams are the missing – and often overlooked – link in the circular economy. We discuss technology and targets, but the UK will not achieve a truly circular economy without compliance teams shaping how materials…

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  Duncan Midwood, CEO of DDRS Alliance, analyses the latest developments around an aligned deposit return scheme across all four UK nations. The UK Government has committed to launching a deposit return scheme (DRS) in England and Northern Ireland in October 2027, and the Scottish Government are following that lead….

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