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Living Off the Land on Mars

Shrihari Sankarasubramanian, Pralay Gayen and Vijay K Ramani discuss work on methods to make fuel and oxygen on the red planet

Type: Feature

Spraying electric rainbows

A SAFER, easier process to apply colour-changing conjugated polymer films to consumer goods such as window tints and rear-view mirrors has been developed.

Type: News

TotalEnergies and Iraq sign agreements for US$27bn projects

TOTALENERGIES has signed an agreement with the Government of Iraq, and the country’s National Investment Commission (NIC), for oil, gas, and solar projects in the Basra region, worth US$27bn over 25 years.

Type: News

Clean Hydrogen: Part 2

Other methods of producing hydrogen, not from natural gas

Type: Feature

The Science Behind Sustainability: Chemical Engineers Equipping Decision-Makers to Improve the Plastics Economy

To mark Earth Day’s focus on slashing plastic production, Amanda Jasi speaks to David Gardner and Andrea Paulillo to find out how they are helping to make the plastic system more sustainable

Type: Feature

Shale Gas: Friend or Foe?

An overview of the scientific and technical challenges that have surfaced because of shale gas

Type: Feature

The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: Then and Now

Geoff Gill reviews how the accident played out, and the huge engineering challenges involved in making the site safe

Type: Feature

Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing: An Evolving Industry

David Gemmell discusses how chemical engineers play their part in modern-day biopharma

Type: Feature

A Concentrated Effort

A collaborative project is underway to develop technology and expertise in concentrated solar power.

Type: Feature

Materials: Switch on/Switch off

Pablo Brito-Parada and colleagues discuss how SOSO technology could provide the paradigm shift needed to make small-scale mining viable

Type: Feature

Heat Pumps, Boilers, and Decarbonisation

Tommy Isaac compares heat pumps and boilers, and which is most suited for decarbonisation

Type: Feature

Keppel to build Singapore desal plant

Wins work for country’s fourth facility

Type: News

Queensland mining industry needs to improve safety to avoid deaths

AN expert report says that 12 deaths are likely to occur over any five-year period within the Queensland, Australia mining industry if it does not improve safety. The report also makes several recommendations to help industry do so.

Type: News

NCC advances UK-based composite cryogenic hydrogen programme with testing facility

THE National Composites Centre (NCC) has announced a UK-based test programme to assist the aerospace, transport and energy industries accelerate design, manufacture, and test composite cryogenic storage tanks. The initial testing will involve a linerless carbon fibre tank designed to store liquid hydrogen (LH2).

Type: News

Rio Tinto completes transition of heavy machinery to renewable diesel at US California borax site

RIO Tinto has completed the full transition of heavy machinery from fossil diesel to renewable diesel at its borax operation in Boron, California, US. The mining giant said this is the first open pit mine in the world to achieve this milestone.

Type: News

Solving Problems at Scale

Jane Cutler talks to Adam Duckett about her inspirations and quest for skills

Type: Feature

John Griffiths, 1939-2023

Obituary of John Griffiths, who was awarded IChemE's Hebden Medal for his work in the field of gasification research, development, and commercialisation, and died in June 2023, aged 83.

Type: News

UKAEA and CNL announce tritium partnership as UK signs fusion agreement with Canada

THE UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) have announced a partnership to develop technologies related to managing tritium. The announcement comes alongside an agreement between the governments of the UK and Canada to strengthen collaboration in fusion.

Type: News

GO dough: transforming graphene oxide

RESEARCHERS have developed a method to turn graphene oxide into a mouldable dough, making it safer to transport and easier to work with.

Type: News