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Control - on the Move

Wearables can bridge the gap between industry today and true industry 4.0

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A Booster for the Covid Vaccine Rollout

Ranna Eardley-Patel discusses her career path through consumer goods, nanotechnology, biopharmaceuticals – and most recently, vaccine development for Covid-19.

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Growing the digital plant

Technology transfer: how digital trends in the consumer market might benefit process plant operations and asset management.

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IChemE Matters: Achieving a Just Transition

Andrew Jamieson explains how the institution can help facilitate a just transition

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Winners announced at eighth IChemE Singapore Awards

THE National University of Singapore (NUS), Shell and Croda were amongst the winners at the eighth IChemE Singapore Awards, held on 19 October at the Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore.

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IChemE Fellow recognised for efforts against Covid

ICHEME Fellow Zhanfeng Cui and his team at the University of Oxford, UK have received an award from the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) for their development of a rapid viral RNA test for Covid-19 detection.

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Declining demand sees Stora Enso plan to close pulp and paper mills

PENDING discussions with employees, renewable materials company Stora Enso plans to permanently close two European pulp and paper production mills amidst declining demand. The closures, planned for Q3 of 2021, would impact more than 1,000 workers.

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IChemE member’s donation to support RAEng SME programme

IAN Shott, Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) and IChemE Fellow, has gifted the academy’s Enterprise Hub with a seven-figure donation that is a major boost to its mission of enhancing SME leadership.

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Solar-powered dryers and greener electric car batteries among £1m Earthshot winners

A BATTERY that uses a water-soluble binding composite to make it easy to recycle, and solar technologies to combat food waste, rural poverty, and gender inequality, were among the winners of this year’s Prince of Wales’ £1m (US$1.2m) Earthshot prizes.

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UK government publishes battery strategy

THE UK government’s ambition to have a globally competitive battery supply chain by 2030 has been bolstered by the publication of the UK Battery Strategy.

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AI could impact almost half of chemical engineering jobs, report says

CHEMICAL engineers’ workloads will be transformed by generative AI, allowing workers more time for “complex judgemental tasks”, according to a report published by Accenture.

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Careers in Chemical Engineering: Matt Longley

From working in water treatment to paving the way for film productions including Harry Potter

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IChemE Matters – October 2023

Nigel Hirst and Keith Plumb have their say on the issues affecting IChemE members

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Ethics and AI: Concepts and Relevance for Chemical Engineers

John McDermid considers the ethical implications of using AI in a chemical engineering setting

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The Challenges of Developing a Fusion Fuel Cycle: and How Chemical Engineers are Solving Them

Elaine Loving and Tom Stroud outline the scientific and technical challenges that must be met for the potential of fusion energy to be realised

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Is Spider-Man Just a Big Gecko?

How introducing a biomimetic engineering course at the University of Canterbury led to unexpected research on the ‘existence’ of Spider-Man

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UK government approves Hinkley Point C

£18bn deal to come with “significant new safeguards”

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Time to Transfer?

James Colley offers sound advice on careers transition when you need to switch sectors

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Working in Water

Amanda Lake talks about her work in the municipal water sector, in water and wastewater treatment.

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Patents and The Fourth Industrial Revolution

Ed Round discusses what the patent landscape reveals about the future of manufacturing

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