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Huge Chernobyl arch finally seals off reactor
Largest moveable land-based structure now in place
Type: News
Paul Héroult and Charles Hall – Turning a Rarity into a Commodity
What’s the most valuable metal in the world? Today, it’s gold, the price of which has soared so much in recent years that it overtook platinum and rhodium as the most expensive metal in the world. Two hundred years ago, it was a metal that today is so cheap it’s become the ultimate disposable commodity: aluminium.
Type: Feature
Volunteer Spotlight: Amanda Talhat
Shining a light on the valuable work of IChemE volunteers
Type: Feature
Careers in Chemical Engineering: Amanda Scalza
Yasmin Ali speaks to Amanda Scalza, Production Manager at SC Johnson, a manufacturer of household cleaning supplies and consumer chemicals.
Type: Feature
Fission reactor in development for future space travel
A PROTOTYPE nuclear fission reactor is currently being tested as part of NASA’s Kilopower project. The reactor has the potential to provide power for crewed missions to Mars as well as robotic deep space travel.
Type: News
Finalists announced for carbon capture XPRIZE
TEN finalists have been announced in the NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE which is incentivising companies to develop new solutions for capturing CO2 emissions and transforming them to useful products.
Type: News
Current European estimates likely underestimate fracking emissions
RESEARCHERS at the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Potsdam (IASS) have concluded that European countries are likely underestimating emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and air pollutants from current natural gas production as well as future shale gas exploitation (ie, by fracking).
Type: News
COP26: The Glasgow Climate Pact
Negotiations lead to new commitments on climate action
Type: Feature
UK not on track for net zero, says the Climate Change Committee
THE UK’s Climate Change Committee (CCC) says that the country is not on track to achieve its “ambitious” climate targets. In its 2022 progress report, the CCC makes almost 300 recommendations to help fill policy gaps over the next year.
Type: News
Calls for UK to maintain EU research links as Government publishes ‘Horizon Plan B’
CHEMICAL engineers have joined calls for the UK to maintain its links with the EU’s €95.5bn (US$97bn) Horizon research funding programme, after the UK Government released plans for how it would replace the scheme if an agreement can’t be reached.
Type: News
Prince William announces Earthshot Prize finalists
A CARBON-ZERO aggregate made from waste materials and by-products for use in construction, a curtain of bubbles intercepting plastic before it reaches the oceans, and a city in the Netherlands trying to establish a fully circular economy by 2050 are just a few of the 15 solutions in the running to win a £1m (US$1.1m) environmental award at this year’s Earthshot Prize ceremony overseen by the Prince of Wales.
Type: News
Book Review: The Chemical Cocktail
Fiona Erskine; ISBN: 9780861540334; Point Blank, an imprint of Oneworld; 2022; £8.99
Type: Feature
Research community doubts UK’s 'science superpower' ambition as BEIS returns £1.6bn Horizon funding
THE UK’s research community is questioning government’s commitment to making the nation a “science superpower” after it was revealed that £1.6bn (US$1.9bn) earmarked to fund association with Europe’s Horizon programme had been returned to Treasury coffers.
Type: News
UK government unveils £14.6bn alternative to Horizon Europe funding programme
THE UK government has published its “Pioneer” programme, a long-term strategy to support research and innovation in the UK should talks with the EU surrounding membership with the Horizon Europe scheme end in failure
Type: News
FRENCH multinational firm, Imerys, has teamed up with extraction company British Lithium to become the UK’s first integrated producer of battery-grade lithium carbonate, a key component in electric cars.
Type: News
‘Colossal relief’ as UK rejoins EU science research scheme Horizon
AFTER years of negotiations and uncertainty, the scientific and academic community now have cause to rejoice following news that the UK is to rejoin the EU's flagship scientific research scheme, Horizon.
Type: News
Wendy Wilson provides a final update on the status of actions from IChemE’s Member Engagement Survey
Type: Feature
STEM Outreach: It’s a Gas, Gas, Gas
Ioulia Bykova shares the positive experiences of giving back and inspiring the younger generation
Type: Feature
ExxonMobil stops unplanned flaring at UK plant
EXXONMOBIL has announced that it has ceased unplanned flaring at its Fife Ethylene Plant (FEP) at Mossmorran, in Fife, UK. The flaring lasted six days and led to record levels of complaints from those living nearby.
Type: News
