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Successes, regrets - and the damage being done to our children's futures
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Carl von Linde and William Hampson – Cool inventions
Beer has a lot to answer for, and not just beer bellies. Beer is also to blame for some key technologies that underpin modern industry, and the chemical engineering processes that made them possible.
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H21: why we need bold thinking for a greener, cleaner, low-cost future
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Scotland’s first ever commercial goldmine proves that precious metals can be worth more than their weight in gold
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2018 – The Year of Engineering
Adam Duckett speaks to engineers, schoolchildren and teachers who took part in the UK government’s outreach initiative
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The Fire at Hickson & Welch, 21 September 1992
This September is the 25th anniversary of the accident at Hickson & Welch (H&W) which killed five people in a jet fire which lasted for no more than 100 seconds. This short article is a review and reminder of the key lessons that came out of the accident, hopefully to ensure they are not forgotten as time passes.
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Arthur D Little – Dedicated to industrial progress
Arthur D Little defined unit operations and, with it, a whole profession, says Claudia Flavell-While
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What to do About Creeping Change
A new hazard identification methodology can identify creeping changes, potentially averting catastrophic consequences
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Dermot Manning and colleagues at ICI – Plastic Fantastic
The commercial success of PE starts with Reginald Gibson, Eric Fawcett, Michael Perrin and Dermot Manning at ICI. Claudia Flavell-While tells their story
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George Rosenkranz and colleagues – Engineering the Sexual Revolution
Chemical engineers have a lot to answer for – including the Summer of Love. Claudia Flavell-While explains
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Spencer Silver and Arthur Fry – In Search Of An Application
Spencer Silver and Arthur Fry: the chemist and the tinkerer who created the Post-it Note
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The universities with standout methods for teaching sustainability
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