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3D printing of living cells using in-air microfluidics
A TECHNIQUE has been developed that allows two fluids to be combined mid-air by using two jets of material. This can be used to encapsulate living cells for potential use in tissue engineering.
Type: News
Printed hydrogel makes drug testing more efficient
ENGINEERS have devised a way to make drug testing more efficient and affordable. The new drug discovery method could be used to combat antibiotic resistance.
Type: News
New 4D printer can create shape-changing objects
RESEARCHERS have developed a prototype ‘4D’ printer that allows 3D-printed objects to change their structure over time.
Type: News
Drax will host Europe’s first bioenergy CCS project
DRAX Power Station in Yorkshire, UK, will pilot Europe’s first bioenergy carbon capture and storage (BECCS) project by capturing carbon produced via biomass combustion.
Type: News
M SAM MANNAN, a chemical engineer and pioneer of process safety, passed away on 11 September 2018.
Type: News
BP helps to ‘future proof’ students’ skills
BP has launched the Skills Refinery, an online global portal developed to help improve student employability. In addition, a global challenge will be instituted in which the inaugural winning team will win a trip to the 2019 One Young World Summit in London.
Type: News
New definitions for the kilogram, mole, ampere, and kelvin
METROLOGISTS from over 60 countries met at the General Conference on Weights and Measures in Versailles, France, earlier this month and unanimously voted for new definitions of the kilogram, mole, ampere, and kelvin.
Type: News
GSK and Pfizer merge consumer healthcare businesses
GSK and Pfizer are merging their consumer healthcare businesses in a move that will create a market-leading joint venture.
Type: News
Carbon-negative concrete wins inaugural CCUS prize
A CARBON-NEGATIVE form of concrete has won an inaugural prize that recognises the potential of using carbon dioxide as an industrial feedstock.
Type: News
Avantium commercialising PEF production
CHEMICALS company Avantium is commercialising production of polyethylene furanoate (PEF), a 100% renewable and fully recyclable polymer.
Type: News
Woodside CEO: Browse project could get carbon capture from day one
WOODSIDE says it will add a carbon capture project to its Browse gas project off the coast of Western Australia in response to environmental concerns.
Type: News
First Cobalt repurposes idle plant to produce EV battery component
NORTH American cobalt company First Cobalt has announced a C$2.1m (US$1.6m) work programme as part of a project to repurpose its inactive cobalt refinery to produce about 25,000 t/y of cobalt sulfate, an essential component in electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacture. The facility would be the first in North America to produce cobalt sulfate.
Type: News
Heriot-Watt receives IChemE accreditation at three campuses
HERIOT-WATT University has had its chemical engineering programmes at its campuses in Dubai and Malaysia accredited by IChemE.
Type: News
Petrofac awarded contract for Acorn project
PETROFAC has been awarded a contract for engineering and project support for Pale Blue Dot Energy’s Acorn project, which aims to develop full-chain carbon capture and storage (CCS) in North East Scotland, UK.
Type: News
Ineos Styrolution reports polystyrene can be successfully recycled
INEOS Styrolution has reported the final results of research project ResolVe, showing that waste polystyrene can be chemically recycled to produce new products.
Type: News
UK announces nuclear waste competition winners
FOURTEEN companies have won contracts in a £3.9m (US$5.5m) competition aimed at developing a waste toolkit that will contribute to meeting the aims of the nation’s nuclear sector deal.
Type: News
GSK to close two UK antibiotics manufacturing sites
GSK is closing two UK antibiotics manufacturing operations, in Barnard Castle and Ulverston.
Type: News
TotalEnergies and Iraq sign agreements for US$27bn projects
TOTALENERGIES has signed an agreement with the Government of Iraq, and the country’s National Investment Commission (NIC), for oil, gas, and solar projects in the Basra region, worth US$27bn over 25 years.
Type: News
Chemical engineers join Biden advisory panel
TWO chemical engineers – Frances Arnold and Paula Hammond – will advise US President Joe Biden as part of an independent panel of science and technology advisors.
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Johnson Matthey will exit battery materials
JOHNSON MATTHEY (JM) is quitting its battery materials business after concluding the costs are too high and the chance of differentiation in the market too low.
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