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Seaweed heat storage material set for steelmaking trial

ENGINEERS at Swansea University, UK have developed a heat storage material made from seaweed that they will now test at Tata Steel to see how well it can capture waste heat from industrial operations.

Type: News

IChemE Matters – December 2023/January 2024

Nigel Hirst, Trish Kerin and Alexandra Meldrum have their say on the issues affecting IChemE members

Type: News

Coolbrook successfully cracks naphtha in its electric steam cracking pilot plant

COOLBROOK has successfully demonstrated electric steam cracking of naphtha in its large-scale pilot plant in Brightlands Chemelot Campus, the Netherlands.

Type: News

JET’s swansong experiments break fusion record

THE final experiments at the UK’s JET fusion power plant have produced a world record for energy output.

Type: News

Small nuclear reactors could power Teesside chemicals industry

A DEAL has been struck to build a fleet of four small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) in Teesside to provide power to the local chemicals industry.

Type: News

Bath Triumphs at Virtual Frank Morton 2021

Amanda Jasi speaks to event organiser Benjamin Fadele

Type: Feature

Nominations open for IChemE Congress and Board of Trustees

MEMBERS of IChemE are being encouraged to support the future of the profession by nominating themselves for one of 30 positions on the Institution’s Board of Trustees and Congress.

Type: News

UK protein study has potential to transform personalised medicine

A HUGE study that has been launched to find treatments for diseases by measuring how the proteins circulating in our bodies change over time has the potential to transform the application of biochemical engineering and biotechnology.

Type: News

German carbon capture startup produces first batch of DAC concrete

GERMAN startup NeoCarbon has produced its first batch of industry-grade concrete using CO2 sequestered from its novel direct air capture (DAC) technology.

Type: News

MOF pioneers win 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for breakthroughs in carbon capture and water treatment

RICHARD ROBSON, Susumu Kitagawa, and Omar Yaghi have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their pioneering work on metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) – porous crystal structures now widely used in carbon capture, water treatment and other environmental applications.

Type: News

MIT researchers develop method to purify gene therapies ten times more quickly than current process

RESEARCHERS at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a method to purify gene therapies 10 times more quickly than conventional processes, paving the way to lower prices for the expensive drugs.

Type: News

Nominations sought for IChemE’s Board of Trustees and Congress

In early 2026, IChemE will be asking for nominations to join either the Board of Trustees or Congress. Ollie Folayan says there is no better time to help shape IChemE’s future

Type: Feature

UK to swap nuclear waste with US

Will exchange for uranium for cancer treatment

Type: News

JandJ buys Actelion for US$30bn

Expands portfolio as top drug faces competition

Type: News

Creating a Winning Final Year Design Project

Glen McClea and Campbell Tiffin were part of the team that won the 2023 IChemE Australia and New Zealand Student Design Prize. Here, they provide a comprehensive guide to undergraduates on how to create a successful final year project

Type: Feature

Election Fever

IChemE CEO Jon Prichard leads the call for nominations for roles on the Board of Trustees, Congress, and the Learned Society Committee

Type: Feature

Developing sulfur polymers

RESEARCHERS at the University of Liverpool, UK, are making significant progress in developing new sulfur polymers which could provide an environmentally-friendly alternative to some traditional plastics. In two recent papers, they improved the properties of the materials via crosslinking and, for the first time, demonstrated chemically-induced repair.

Type: News

UK strategy is pivot point for fusion development

Experts welcome UK plans to build fusion demonstrator

Type: News

Risk and Reward: Integrating GenAI into Educational Assessment

As GenAI improves, ideas of authorised or unauthorised use in assessment become harder to discern. Sarah Grundy, Peter Neal, and Sasha Nikolic suggest the controls the community need to use to ensure educational assessment remains secure.

Type: Feature

Nitrate: An Emerging Solution

Jonathan Wright and colleagues explain how their IChemE Award-winning ion exchange and encapsulated bacteria technologies can combat critical nitrate problems

Type: Feature