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AI-driven discovery makes plastics four times tougher
US RESEARCHERS have used artificial intelligence and machine learning to identify additives that can improve the durability of plastics.
Type: News
Ocean carbon capture raises concerns over marine stress, say UK scientists
CAPTURING CO2 directly from seawater could negatively impact marine organisms and put them under stress, according to research from the University of Exeter and Plymouth Marine Laboratory.
Type: News
Financing the Future: Why Engineers Must Be Heard in the Net Zero Transition
At the City of London’s Net Zero Delivery Summit, finance leaders reaffirmed their role in tackling climate change. However, David Bogle says that without engineers at the table from the start, sustainable investment risks falling short of its potential
Type: Feature
The Forgotten and the Dammed: The Hidden Risks Behind the World's Water and Waste Reservoirs
Fifty years after the Banqiao dam collapse killed hundreds of thousands in China, Fiona Erskine says deadly failures continue to expose the global threat of ageing infrastructure, climate extremes and toxic waste
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UK launches major infrastructure database tracking progress on more than 700 projects
AN INTERACTIVE dashboard listing 775 major infrastructure projects worth more than £500bn (US$672m) has been released by the UK government to give business confidence to invest in projects, skills and tech development.
Type: News
University of Southampton celebrate graduation of first chemical engineering students
CONGRATULATIONS are in order for seven chemical engineering students from the University of Southampton, the first cohort to graduate since the launch of the course in 2021.
Type: News
Starting Out: Oil and Gas in the Age of the Energy Transition
Continuing our series from the IChemE National Early Careers Group profiling early career opportunities in different sectors
Type: Feature
Painkillers from plastic waste
PLASTIC bottles could one day ail your ills rather than harming the environment after researchers showed bacteria can convert them into paracetamol.
Type: News
Profiles of an Electrochemical Engineer
Megan Jobson finds out from six electrochemical engineers and IChemE members what drew them to the field, the challenges they’re tackling today, and how their chemical engineering skills have helped them thrive in electrochemistry
Type: Feature
Why we Should Stop Talking About Work-life Balance
Kate O’Brien and Liz Erskine argue that instead of focusing on balancing our work and private lives, we should target a sustainable energy budget
Type: Feature
Can HiiROC’s Zero-emission Hydrogen Pass the Tyre Test?
A startup hydrogen producer in Humberside, UK is promising to make the fuel with zero emissions. Sounds great – but the byproduct raises concerns in the long-term, writes Sam Baker
Type: Feature
With hands-on placements and a new graduate scheme, the Environment Agency is giving chemical engineering students real-world experience – and a clearer sense of how their degrees make a difference, writes Sam Baker
Type: Feature
Our Research Focus: Swappable Hydrogen Fuel Tanks
Could swappable hydrogen storage tanks revolutionise refuelling for low-carbon road vehicles? A PhD project at the University of Bath in the UK aims to make an alternative refuelling infrastructure a reality with a new concept design
Type: Feature
From capturing CO2 at a paper mill to producing detergent ingredients, the Flue2Chem project offers a bold model for green supply chains – if the UK can overcome its commercial scaling challenge, writes Sam Baker
Type: Feature
Tata begins construction of Port Talbot electric arc furnace
TATA Steel today began construction of its first electric arc furnace (EAF) at the Port Talbot steelworks, marking the launch of its £1.25bn (US$1.7bn) “transformation” to low-carbon steelmaking.
Type: News
MIT researchers develop membrane that can fractionate crude oil without heating
RESEARCHERS at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a membrane they believe could replace energy-intensive distillation processes to fractionate crude oil in refineries.
Type: News
ABF begins closure process of UK’s largest bioethanol plant amid uncertain government support
ASSOCIATED British Foods (ABF) has today started formal preparations to permanently close the UK’s largest bioethanol plant – a day after negotiations over business support began with the government.
Type: News
Researchers inject vegetables with melatonin using microneedles to extend shelf life
RESEARCHERS from the US and Singapore have developed a method to extend the shelf life of vegetables by injecting them with biodegradable microneedles containing the hormone melatonin.
Type: News
Industry welcomes UK government’s industrial strategy with cautious optimism
INDUSTRY leaders have cautiously welcomed the UK government’s new industrial strategy, which outlines a long-term vision to boost manufacturing, reduce energy costs, and close critical skills gaps.
Type: News
Viewpoint: Why we Should Stop Importing Gas to the UK and Produce it Ourselves
Andrew Jamieson and Geoff Maitland warn that importing gas from Norway instead of developing domestic supplies from the UK North Sea is a serious strategic, economic and employment misstep — and falls short of delivering a just transition to net zero. They argue it also misses the opportunity to exploit the UK’s growing CCUS capability to decarbonise the industrial use of our own gas reserves.
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