AN explosion at MarkWest natural gas processing facility in Pennsylvania, US, has injured four people.

14th December 2018

Industry

HSE feedback on HCR challenge

Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Britain’s national workplace health and safety regulator, has fed back to industry on its hydrocarbon release (HCR) challenge.

14th December 2018

Research & Development

Novel ‘organ-on-a-chip’ device

RESEARCHERS led by the University of Cambridge, UK have developed a three-dimensional (3D) ‘organ-on-a-chip’ which enables real-time continuous monitoring of cells. The device could allow scientists to develop new treatments for disease and reduce the use of animal models.

14th December 2018

Industry

Scepticism over the UK bioeconomy strategy

INDUSTRY has expressed mixed reactions towards the recently-released UK Bioeconomy Strategy. The strategy outlines how the UK might boost growth in the bioeconomy sector and become a global leader in developing bio-based solutions.

12th December 2018

Bloomberg hosts second London sustainability summit

THROUGHOUT history, industries have either fought change or embraced it. Now, with the global threat posed by current unsustainable practices it is important that industry takes action. The Bloomberg Sustainable Business Summit brought together global business experts to discuss how they are embracing change towards a more sustainable future.

15th November 2018

IChemE

New Congress for IChemE

IChemE has published a new Royal Charter and By-laws, and approved the establishment of a Congress.

20th July 2018

Business

Deal or No Deal?

No deal is now the base case – are you ready for Brexit?

Careers in Chemical Engineering

Careers in Chemical Engineering: Vince Pizzoni

Yasmin Ali speaks to Vince Pizzoni, associate professor at Nottingham University, executive search consultant for the energy industry, and career coach.

Chemical Engineers Who Changed the World

People

Keith Bingham Quinan and colleagues – An explosive start

2015 marks the centenary of the Great Shell Crisis of World War I (WWI), in which the British Army was running short of munitions. The subsequent scaling up of the supply of high explosives and propellants became a major achievement of the embryonic chemical engineering profession under the leadership of Kenneth Bingham Quinan.

People

George E Davis – Meet the Daddy

For a series called Chemical Engineers who Changed the World, it would be downright rude not to feature the man who is widely regarded as the founding father of the discipline and the spiritual father of IChemE.