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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.

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QEPrize 2023 “Create the Trophy” competition opens

THE Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering Foundation (QEPrize) has now opened its 2023 Create the Trophy competition to young people across the globe.

Type: News

Girls: stick with it

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?

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Mapping Icons

A single to Nigel Hirst, please. Travelling on the Engineering Icons Tube

Type: Feature

Engineering an End to PFAS

Adam Duckett talks about engineering an end to PFAS

Type: Feature

Safe Flow Meter Installation and Flow Monitoring in Hazardous Environments

Neil Hannay offers some practical advice

Type: Feature

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

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

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

Coming Forward, Speaking Up

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

Spinning silkworm cocoons

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.

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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

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

Scientists demonstrate powdered vaccine can break the cold chain

SCIENTISTS have taken a step forward in breaking the so-called vaccine “cold chain” by creating a powdered vaccine that has prompted an immune response.

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Evonik develops novel membrane for hydrogen production

EVONIK has developed a novel anion exchange membrane (AEM) that could contribute to commercial realisation of hydrogen production via electrolysis. The development comes as part of an EU-funded project aiming to achieve cost-effective hydrogen production.

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