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Careers in Chemical Engineering: Bob Langer
Yasmin Ali interviews Bob Langer about his journey from playing with chemistry sets to pioneering drugs delivery systems
Type: Feature
Dairy pioneer Kevin Marshall honoured by the Queen
KEVIN Marshall has been made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit by the Queen, for his services to food science and technology.
Type: News
Researchers produce jet fuel from sunlight, CO2 and water
RESEARCHERS at ETH Zurich, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, have successfully created a synthetic version of kerosene, the main ingredient in jet fuel, using solar energy, water and carbon dioxide in a fully integrated solar tower setup.
Type: News
Book Review: People, Planet, Profit: Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Businesses
Kit Oung; ISBN: 9781637421819; Business Expert Press; 2022; US$17.99
Type: Feature
Marlene Kanga to present at joint Chemeca and Hazards Australasia event
CHARTERED chemical engineer Marlene Kanga, who successfully campaigned for World Engineering Day, will present at the 51st Chemeca, held in conjunction with Hazards Australasia. She will speak at the events’ dinner, to be hosted by IChemE, in Melbourne, Australia.
Type: News
Stored heat from the sun can provide energy on demand
ENGINEERS at MIT, US, have developed a chemical composite that can store heat from the sun during the day and release it again on demand when it is needed.
Type: News
THE COP26 Presidency Programme has been announced and will focus on different themes each day, ranging from zero-emissions transport to gender equality in climate action.
Type: News
Jacobs to support UK nuclear facility refurbishment
JACOBS has been awarded an estimated £10m (US$11.4) contract to act as a full lifecycle delivery partner, supporting renewal projects at various facilities run by the UK’s National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL).
Type: News
Demystifying Engineering Projects Part 2: Feasibility and Pre-FEED
In the second of this four-part series, Steven King highlights the importance of the stages, what is involved in the delivery and how they set the bedrock for a successful project
Type: Feature
UKAEA signs two new deals to develop fusion
TWO multimillion-pound frameworks will see experts join the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) to help realise its mission of leading delivery of sustainable fusion energy.
Type: News
Adam Duckett gets two of his five-a-day while asking for more systems thinking from politicians on net zero
Type: Feature
Roche buys Ignyta for US$1.7bn
ROCHE has agreed a deal to buy oncology drug company Ignyta for US$27/share, a total of US$1.7bn.
Type: News
Partnership to develop UK’s first low carbon production hub
REFINERY owner Essar Oil UK and Progressive Energy, a project development and implementation company, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for joint delivery of what would be the UK’s first low carbon hydrogen production hub. The hub is set to receive a total investment of £750m (US$1.02bn).
Type: News
Getting More Women and Girls into Engineering
As International Women in Engineering Day approaches and with women still significantly underrepresented in engineering, Tegan Norster spoke to engineers about what we can all do to make a positive difference
Type: Feature
Putting human waste to good use
NUTRIENTS, energy and water will be safely recovered from the faeces and urine of up to 1,000 people a day, in a wastewater treatment trial in South Africa.
Type: News
New initiatives support global climate efforts
Today, on Science and Innovation Day at COP26, global coalitions of businesses, nations, and scientists, announced new initiatives expected to support existing climate and emissions goals and commitments.
Type: News
The Problem of Waste Plastic and Why Pyrolysis Oil Might Just Contain the Answer
For Earth Day, Aniqah Majid speaks to chemical engineer George Huber who is looking to simplify the process of integrating pyrolysis oil back into the plastics production chain
Type: Feature
INSPIRED by nature, researchers have developed a leaf-shaped photo-microreactor that could one day make drugs at the point of use, such as malaria treatments in the jungle.
Type: Feature
CCC says UK policy is failing climate action
DESPITE historic climate commitments, the UK Government has been too slow to follow these with delivery. The UK Climate Change Committee (CCC) said this as it announced progress reports appraising the “twin climate challenges” of cutting emissions to net zero and adapting to climate risks facing the country.
Type: News
