AI-driven discovery makes plastics four times tougher
US RESEARCHERS have used artificial intelligence and machine learning to identify additives that can improve the durability of plastics.
The Forgotten and the Dammed: The Hidden Risks Behind the World's Water and Waste Reservoirs
Financing the Future: Why Engineers Must Be Heard in the Net Zero Transition
Profiles of an Electrochemical Engineer
The Chemical Engineer
News, views and jobs from the chemical, biochemical and process engineering sectors.
July/August 2025Issue 1009/1010
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CAPTURING CO2 directly from seawater could negatively impact marine organisms and put them under stress, according to research from the University of Exeter and Plymouth Marine Laboratory.
East Palestine train derailment causing PTSD and major depression in residents
POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD) and major depression have been found in residents of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia as direct effects of the 2023 East Palestine train derailment, a new study has shown.
Leaf it out! Chemical engineers develop bioplastic that breaks down in soil
US CHEMICAL engineers inspired by leaves have created a form of bioplastic packaging that degrades in the environment in ambient conditions.
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