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The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: Then and Now

Geoff Gill reviews how the accident played out, and the huge engineering challenges involved in making the site safe

Type: Feature

Fly Me O2 The Moon

Mark Symes and Beth Lomax explain the thinking behind how to make oxygen on the Moon

Type: Feature

Bath Triumphs at Virtual Frank Morton 2021

Amanda Jasi speaks to event organiser Benjamin Fadele

Type: Feature

Living Off the Land on Mars

Shrihari Sankarasubramanian, Pralay Gayen and Vijay K Ramani discuss work on methods to make fuel and oxygen on the red planet

Type: Feature

How on Earth

Adam Duckett on Fukushima and the future of nuclear

Type: Feature

A Standard Response

Members have grounds for optimism, says IChemE CEO Jon Prichard

Type: Feature

Velocys signs agreement for commercial-scale biomass-to-jet fuel in Japan

VELOCYS has signed a collaboration agreement with Toyo Engineering to produce renewable fuels in Japan at commercial scale.

Type: News

BioNTech secures deals for lipids needed in vaccine

BIONTECH has partnered with Merck and Evonik to expand lipid production for its Covid-19 vaccine.

Type: News

Careers in Chemical Engineering: Amanda Scalza

Yasmin Ali speaks to Amanda Scalza, Production Manager at SC Johnson, a manufacturer of household cleaning supplies and consumer chemicals.

Type: Feature

Court finds Shell liable for Nigerian oil spills

A DUTCH appeals court has ruled that Shell is responsible for the consequences of oil spills in two Nigerian villages from its subsidiary Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC). A decision regarding oil spills in a third village is yet to be made.

Type: News

LED pioneers win Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering

FIVE engineers who helped develop LED lighting have won the 2021 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, in recognition of the technology’s contribution to reducing energy use.

Type: News

IChemE Fellows awarded 2021 Australia Day Honours

LAST week, chemical engineers and Fellows of IChemE Chris Fell and the late Graeme Paul were recognised with Australia Day Honours.

Type: News

Volunteers publish guide to help public understand fill and finish and drug product release

Members of the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering UK Affiliate (ISPE UK) and IChemE’s Pharmaceutical Special Interest Group have published the following guide aimed at explaining to the public the process of fill and finish, and drug product release.

Type: News

Brazil dam collapse victims take TÜV SÜD to court

TWO years after the fatal collapse of a Vale dam, victims have brought landmark action against TÜV SÜD, the German technical services company that was responsible for certifying the dam’s safety, in Germany. TÜV SÜD does not believe that it is legally responsible.

Type: News

UK Government aims to increase production of rapid Covid-19 tests

THE UK Government has commissioned PA Consulting to develop plans to scale up manufacturing of lateral flow device (LFD) Covid-19 tests.

Type: News

Zero to Hero

Tolulope Martin gives three reasons why you should think of applying a zero-based approach to your engineering budgets

Type: Feature

Rules of Thumb: Pump and System Curves

Stephen Hall provides practical insights into on-the-job problems

Type: Feature

LPB: Access All Areas

Key safety resource is now free for members, says Fiona Macleod

Type: Feature

Brexit: relief rapidly gives way to fresh concerns

Businesses and industry groups warn of costly administrative burdens and the impacts on supply chains.

Type: News

Solids Flow: Prevent the Problem

Eric Maynard and McKinnon Ray explain how to identify and mitigate bulk solids flow risks

Type: Feature