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Call for evidence on the economic recovery benefits of hydrogen
THE UK’s All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Hydrogen has called for submissions to inform an inquiry it has launched to understand how hydrogen could support recovery of the UK economy, which has been seriously impacted by the coronavirus crisis.
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
We must take action to boost skills diversity so students are better prepared for the greater variety of roles requiring chemical engineers
Type: Feature
Nyssa Nair, Steven Pratt, Paul Lant and Bronwyn Laycock explain the use of bacteria to produce biodegradable plastics
Type: Feature
Effective communication a key theme as experts gather to discuss safety
Type: Feature
The £300 Industrial Secret that Changed the World
Martin Pitt looks at how acquiring gunpowder know-how shaped the world as we know it
Type: Feature
UK seeks to attract 40,000 nuclear recruits with skills plan
THE UK’s National Nuclear Strategic Plan for Skills has launched, outlining how government, industry, and stakeholders can collaborate to double hiring rates and fill 40,000 new jobs by 2030. The plan supports recruitment across the civil and defence sectors, following the government’s 2023 announcement of a “nuclear revival”.
Type: News
Novel anodes for safe and stable seawater-based aqueous batteries
US RESEARCHERS have developed a battery anode based on a new nanostructured alloy that could change how energy storage devices are designed and manufactured. The novel alloy also progresses the potential of replacing solvent electrolytes with seawater, a safer, inexpensive, and abundant alternative.
Type: News
Catapulting the Hydrogen Economy: Catalytic Membrane Reactors
Humbul Suleman and colleagues explain how refinements to a decades-old technology can provide clean, cheap hydrogen
Type: Feature
Oil and gas industry agrees transition deal with UK Government
THE UK oil and gas industry has come to an agreement with the UK government over how the industry will manage the green energy transition while still supporting workers.
Type: News
Millennials Teach Baby Boomers a Lesson
How reverse mentoring is bridging the generational skills gap while encouraging fresh thinking
Type: Feature
Robin Turney speaks to Paul Feltoe about his role in process safety consulting
Type: Feature
Overshadowed by his brother Wernher, Magnus von Braun still had a fateful role to play. Claudia Flavell-While recounts the story
Type: Feature
Obituary of Jennifer Aitken, process safety advocate and popular member of IChemE's Pharma Special Interest Group, who died unexpectedly in October, aged 50.
Type: News
Lab-to-Table: Why Chemical Engineers are Key to a Meat-Free Future
Marianne Ellis talks about her work on tissue engineering to find ways to improve societal health by developing biotherapies and non-animal technologies
Type: Feature
Weak energy policy threatens COP21 targets
Australia, India, South Africa face difficulties
Type: News
Christopher Julian Hewitt, 1969–2019
Obituary of Chris Hewitt, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean of the School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University
Type: Feature
Making Wind Power More Sustainable
Designed to withstand decades of strong winds and harsh weather conditions, wind turbine blades are built to last – a problem when it comes to recycling. Kerry Hebden spoke to two innovative companies with contrasting solutions
Type: Feature
