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The Chemical Engineer visits the EPSRC Future Manufacturing Research Hub in Continuous Manufacturing and Advanced Crystallisation (CMAC)
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THE cheap, abundant and seemingly limitless energy supply of the 20th Century driven by fossil fuel consumption led to unprecedented economic growth and improvements in quality of life. But much like financial debt, the long-term cost will ultimately be higher than the short-term gain. Society has reaped the short-term benefits of fossil fuel consumption and the environmental bailiffs are now at the door.
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Amanda Doyle visits SaMI to learn about the next steps for steel research
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Pfizer's Penicillin Pioneers – Jasper Kane and John McKeen
Pfizer's Penicillin Pioneers – Jasper Kane and John McKeen
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Diverter Valves: No Longer Just for Special Applications
Why we should give more thought to these versatile, durable valves
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Careers in Chemical Engineering: Chris Woodroofe
Yasmin Ali interviews Chris Woodroofe about his journey from manufacturing to airport operations
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Hybrid Airship: No Roads, No Problem
MORE than two-thirds of the world’s land area and more than half the world’s population have no direct access to paved roads. This lack of infrastructure presents incredible challenges for the resource extraction industries and has left many identified deposits undeveloped, including the Ambler region of Alaska, deposits in sub-Saharan Africa, and regions in the Andes.
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Wearables can bridge the gap between industry today and true industry 4.0
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Mountains or Oceans: how Shell uses scenarios to assess the company’s strategies for the future
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If the industrial revolution was built on steel, then the father of the industrial revolution was Henry Bessemer. It was the Bessemer process that made steel available in industrial quantities at an affordable price.
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Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch – Feed the World
No chemical engineering feat better illustrates the double-edged nature of many inventions than the Haber-Bosch process.
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Tomio Wada – My Grandad the Pocket Calculator
Claudia Flavell-While explores the surprising ancestry of modern electronic gadgets, and how a chemical engineer called Tomio Wada made it all happen
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… for Bob Gore, one giant leap for outdoor lovers. Claudia Flavell-While looks at the history of Gore-Tex
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H21: why we need bold thinking for a greener, cleaner, low-cost future
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Cyber attacks on industrial control systems are increasing. What can you do?
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Valve Safety & the Environment
Roderick Stanley explains industry efforts towards leak-free valves
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