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Book Review: Graphene – Important Results and Applications
George Wypych; ISBN: 978-1-927885-51-2; ChemTec Publishing; 2019; US$350
Type: Feature
Adam Duckett is reassured by the early signals from the new UK government as parliament welcomes an IChemE Fellow into its midst
Type: Feature
Best practice on specifying, designing, commissioning and operating control rooms
Type: Feature
Why the humble checklist was essential during the Apollo space programme.
Type: Feature
Chemical engineers urge industry action to break cycle of accidents
INDUSTRY has to do more to ensure that it is learning lessons to help prevent it from repeating the same mistakes over and over again, said Jane Cutler.
Type: News
Raj P Chhabra and Basavaraj Gurappa; ISBN: 9780081010983 (Paperback); 9780081012208; (eBook; Butterworth-Heinemann; 2019; £84.95
Type: Feature
UK government lays out national vision for engineering biology industry
THE UK government has said it will invest £2bn (US$2.5bn) over the next ten years in engineering biology disciplines as part of a national vision to develop and commercialise opportunities within the sector. However, some experts say that while the announcement is encouraging, the vision lacks quantitative measures, and the funding is on par with what is already spent by government.
Type: News
Breaking Slavery Shackles in the Supply Chain
Companies must now verify and report on robustness
Type: Feature
Breaking slavery shackles in the supply chain
Companies must now verify and report on robustness
Type: News
Chemical engineer warns lawmakers about UK’s cyber weaknesses
THE UK is routinely targeted by cyber attackers, with China and Russia posing the greatest state-backed cyber threat, says a parliamentary briefing report by IChemE’s 2021 Ashok Kumar fellow, Amber Keegan.
Type: News
Raffaella Ocone and Nina Baker seek out the stories of chemical engineering’s female forerunners
Type: Feature
IChemE’s 83rd president Mark Apsey MBE calls on chemical engineers to ‘transform our industries’
The climate took centre stage as Mark Apsey MBE used his presidential address as a rallying call to chemical engineers to “transform our industries”.
Type: News
Project puts ‘poop’ to good use, improving both sanitation and energy supply at one of the biggest refugee camps in the world
Type: Feature
Advice to future Frank Morton committees from Swansea 2024
Frank Morton 2024, Swansea co-chairs Charlotte Todd and James Rees – both event first-timers – share insights and tips for the next wave of Frank Morton hosts
Type: Feature
Gordon Lawrence discusses the importance of prescriptive scope criteria in a turnaround premise document
Type: Feature
A solution to the world’s plastic problem could be right under our feet. Toby McCartney, MacRebur CEO speaks to Neil Clark
Type: Feature
Digital Technologies are Transforming Lives and Work
Type: Feature
LSC member quits over climate change concerns
TOM BAXTER has resigned from IChemE’s Learned Society Committee (LSC) because he feels the Institution’s position on climate change is too weak. In response, LSC Chair Jarka Glassey has said that IChemE is materially taking action to help members address climate change and that a formal position formed through wider consultation with members will take time to develop.
Type: News
Lauren Neal; ISBN: 9781788604680; Practical Inspiration Publishing; 2023; £14.99 (paperback)
Type: Feature
