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Safety Lessons from Home Alone
David Jamieson explains what Kevin McCallister and the Wet Bandits can teach us about inherent safety
Type: Feature
Renewables – not fossil fuels – are strongest link in the energy supply chain, new study finds
RESEARCHERS have developed a method to thoroughly assess the risks associated with fuel supply chains, showing in a UK case study that renewables are less risky than fossil fuels and nuclear power, in contrast to previous studies which imply that renewables carried a greater risk.
Type: News
Farewell to 2021, and what to read while we’re away
WHETHER it’s serious engineering lessons and insights on career opportunities, or irreverent queries like 'what lessons can engineers learn from the Christmas classics Die Hard and Home Alone', we’ve got you covered.
Type: News
Working Hard. Having Fun. Making History
Fiona Ragan talks about her role in process control at Amazon
Type: Feature
The Hydrogen Economy Needs You
Emma Houchell talks about her role at Air Products, helping develop technology for the burgeoning hydrogen economy.
Type: Feature
Brine to batteries: lithium extraction technology that’s sustainable and efficient
Amanda Doyle speaks to Teague Egan and Amit Patwardhan of clean technology company EnergyX about the company's membrane technology that extracts lithium from brine pools.
Type: Feature
Energy: Using Hydrogen for Glass
Andrew Keeley and Mike Haden talk about decarbonising the glass manufacturing process using hydrogen as a fuel
Type: Feature
Safety is my job: Mike Rantell
Robin Turney speaks to Mike Rantell about his role in safety at Novartis
Type: Feature
Question Time: Built Environment & Transport
A panel of experts speaking at IChemE’s Centenary webinar urged attendees to think and work together creatively to overhaul the built environment and transport as we move into a more heterogenous future.
Type: Feature
Experts discuss the role of chemical engineers in the future health system
Type: Feature
IChemE releases ChERD Centenary Special
In a centenary special issue of the journal Chemical Engineering Research and Design, experts offer their views on the future of separations, 3D-printing, CFD and much more besides.
Type: Feature
Martin Pitt looks at the origins of the pharmaceutical industry
Type: Feature
Early innovations from the food and drinks industry have done much to influence other industries and sectors. Martin Pitt thinks about it over a breakfast of cereal with cold milk and sugar
Type: Feature
Thiago Ramos talks about his role at L’Oréal, coordinating and implementing the company’s health and safety management system
Type: Feature
INWED: ‘At the end of the day, we are all engineers’
HELD on 23 June, International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) is a global awareness campaign which celebrates women in engineering, and encourages young women and girls to consider the career opportunities that engineering offers.
Type: Feature
DYERECYCLE, a startup of Imperial College London, UK working to recover and reuse dyes in the fashion and textile industry, has received a €200,000 (US$223,415) grant as part of a Global Change Award given by the H&M Foundation. The award recognises the potential of the dye recycling company’s technology to transform the industry.
Type: News
ExxonMobil gambles US$60bn on shale oil buyout
EXXONMOBIL has placed a US$60bn bet on US shale oil with the purchase of Pioneer Natural Resources.
Type: News
Grangemouth set to cease refining operations as ‘major questions’ asked
GRANGEMOUTH refinery in Scotland could cease operations in 2025 and become a fuel import terminal or biorefinery, its owner Petroineos has announced, putting hundreds of jobs at risk.
Type: News
IChemE Matters: Nominations sought for IChemE’s Board of Trustees and Congress
With the start of the 2024 election cycle nearly upon us, we will soon be seeking nominations for volunteers willing to get involved in two important bodies: The Board of Trustees and Congress
Type: Feature
David Bogle looks at trends for developing chemical engineers in Europe
Type: Feature
