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Tarmac becomes Bronze Corporate Partner
BUILDING materials and construction firm Tarmac has been made an IChemE Bronze Corporate Partner.
Type: News
A PILOT facility in Finland has successfully trialled an environmentally-friendly process to recycle worn and discarded cotton into new, high-quality fibre.
Type: News
Partners plan plant to recycle plastics into high-purity feedstock
INEOS and recycling technology company Plastic Energy are collaborating to construct a new plant to convert waste plastic back into raw material.
Type: News
Engineers Assemble: Royal Academy of Engineering calls meeting on ethics
ENGINEERS from across disciplines are being invited to attend the launch of a new report and panel discussion on ethics in the profession, led by IChemE Deputy President David Bogle.
Type: News
TODAY is International Women in Engineering Day, and while 16% of engineering students are female, women still only make up 9% of the engineering workforce in the UK, according to the Women’s Engineering Society. So are girls giving up on STEM during education, rather than pursuing a career in industry? How can female engineering students stay motivated?
Type: News
3M to pay water companies up to US$12.5bn over PFAS contamination
3M will pay US public water companies up to US$12.5bn to tackle PFAS, after a district court gave final approval to a previously announced settlement agreement.
Type: News
Safe Flow Meter Installation and Flow Monitoring in Hazardous Environments
Neil Hannay offers some practical advice
Type: Feature
IChemE Silver Corporate Partner Award for Xodus Group
ICHEME has presented its Silver Corporate Partner Award to energy consultancy Xodus Group, in recognition of its commitment to supporting the professional development of chemical engineers and promoting the profession to school pupils through outreach activities.
Type: News
IChemE Fellow Andrew Livingston awarded Honorary Professor title
ICHEME Fellow Andrew Livingston has been awarded an Honorary Professor title for his contribution to the development of academic staff and support for current research projects at the University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy (UCTM), Sofia, Bulgaria.
Type: News
Communicating to Non-engineers
Jamie Cleaver discusses how effective communication beyond our specialism can help us be better at our jobs and offers his top tips for improvement
Type: Feature
Ethics Series: Did you sleep well?
Speaking the truth when others don’t want to hear has to be part of our DNA as engineers, says Dame Judith Hackitt
Type: Feature
Adam Duckett on providing an environment for engineers to speak up and thrive
Type: Feature
Your Opportunity to Make a Difference
Jon Prichard calls on members to exercise their rights
Type: Feature
BIOCOMPATIBLE, biodegradable silk cocoons capable of being accurately spun on a nano-scale could be used to protect sensitive molecules, according to researchers.
Type: News
First hole cut in the world’s oldest nuclear waste store
THE WORLD’S oldest nuclear store – containing waste untouched since the dawn of the UK’s atomic weapons programme – has been cut open for the first time.
Type: News
An olive branch for a circular economy
RESEARCHERS have piloted a process to turn a waste stream from olive oil manufacture into biofuel, bio-fertiliser and safe water for use in crop irrigation.
Type: News
First liquid MOF described, retains porosity
NOVEL research has demonstrated that metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), commonly produced as fine powders, can retain their porous properties in a liquid and glass state.
Type: News
Detecting water leaks with ‘smart paper’
A SMART paper laced with conductive nanomaterials could be used to easily locate water leaks in a complex network of pipes, according to researchers.
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
