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Rewritable, self-erasing ‘paper’ developed
Electrospun material could reduce global paper waste
Type: News
Engineering Net Zero Part 5: Consuming the Planet's Resources
David Simmonds explores the picnic basket of our energy transition, our increasing dependency on China, and how hydrogen can help us deliver an electrified economy
Type: Feature
Leo Hendrik Baekeland, the inventor of Bakelite, whose work ushered in the age of polymers
Type: Feature
UK Energy Security Strategy deemed ‘a missed opportunity’
THE UK Government has released its much-delayed Energy Security Strategy, which improves long-term plans for more oil and gas, hydrogen, nuclear, and offshore wind. However, the strategy has received strong criticism for failing to deliver on solar power, onshore wind, energy efficiency, and demand reduction.
Type: News
Engineering Net Zero Part 8: Electricity plus Hydrogen, not Electricity or Hydrogen
David Simmonds concludes his online series with a call for greater systems analysis to develop a credible hybrid plan for net zero energy
Type: Feature
Breaking Down Barriers: Innovations in PFAS Destruction
A ‘silver bullet’ technology remains elusive, but Jens Blotevogel and Pradeep Shukla say the development of diverse technologies like electrochemical treatment, thermal and non-thermal plasma destruction, and supercritical water oxidation provides a powerful arsenal for tackling these persistent pollutants
Type: Feature
How to Perform a First Pass Water System Sustainability Analysis
Stephen Hall and Sarah Kutz examine strategies to reduce the carbon footprint of water purification systems, including membrane-based water for injection generation and optimised flow rates, while exploring sustainability approaches and alternative designs
Type: Feature
Adam Duckett on Elon Musk and the bet he can solve an energy crisis
Type: Feature
Adam Duckett, on life-changing moments, regrets, and the red thread of safety
Type: Feature
Careers in Chemical Engineering: Jaega Wise
Yasmin Ali interviews Jaega Wise, Head Brewer at Wild Card Brewery in London.
Type: Feature
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
Amid the turmoil facing UK steel there is a huge opportunity
Type: Feature
An urgent request: new decommissioning head must bring fresh-thinking to wrong-headed plans
THE appointment this week of a new head of decommissioning at the UK’s Oil & Gas Authority (OGA) raises hope that a fresh pair of eyes might take a different view on current decommissioning plans, which to my mind are entirely wrong-headed.
Type: Feature
