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The new digital age in our workplace isn’t coming, it’s already here, says Craig Smith
Type: Feature
UK Government releases long-awaited net zero strategy
THE UK Government has outlined how it plans to reach net zero by 2050 in its Net Zero Strategy. The plans include the approval of two carbon capture usage and storage (CCUS) industrial clusters, however there is criticism that the strategy still falls short in many areas.
Type: News
Obituary of Uğur Tüzün, FIChemE, author, teacher and researcher in the field of particle technology
Type: News
Japanese inventor awarded 2022 QEPrize
MASATO Sagawa has won the 2022 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering (QEPrize) for his work on the discovery, development, and commercialisation of the world’s most powerful permanent magnet, contributing to enabling cleaner, energy-saving technologies.
Type: News
Students invited to apply for Fellowship to brief UK Members of Parliament
STUDENTS who are interested in science and technology policy are invited to apply for the Ashok Kumar Fellowship. The winner will take up a three-month placement with the UK Parliamentary Office for Science and Technology (POST) and produce a briefing note for Members of Parliament.
Type: News
Book Review: Osmosis Engineering
Editors: Nidal Hilal, Ahmad Ismail, Mohamed Khayet Souhaimi, Daniel Johnson; ISBN: 9780128210161; Elsevier; 2021; €170.04
Type: Feature
UK’s state-backed vaccine manufacturing centre sold
THE UK’s emergency vaccine manufacturing innovation centre (VMIC) has been sold to US manufacturer Catalent, sparking concerns about lost opportunities for innovation, training and pandemic preparedness.
Type: News
Robin Turney speaks to Paul Feltoe about his role in process safety consulting
Type: Feature
Book Review: Natural Polymers-Based Green Adsorbents for Water Treatment
Editor: Susheel Kalia; ISBN: 9780128205419; Elsevier; 2021; €152.60
Type: Feature
Australia trade group says security fears should prompt fresh oil development
AUSTRALIA’S oil and gas trade group has said the country should develop new fields to boost energy security in the wake of the crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Type: News
UK sets up centre to advise on critical minerals, amid warnings of supply risks
THE UK has established a Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre in Nottingham to help the country and its industries secure the feedstocks needed to transition to net zero and boost business. Early reports have warned that the UK is particularly vulnerable to supplies of key minerals needed for green tech and heavy industry.
Type: News
Engineers will suck CO2 from the ocean
CHEMICAL engineers at Brunel University London are developing a pilot plant to strip CO2 from seawater that will then suck emissions out of the atmosphere.
Type: News
Researchers produce jet fuel from sunlight, CO2 and water
RESEARCHERS at ETH Zurich, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, have successfully created a synthetic version of kerosene, the main ingredient in jet fuel, using solar energy, water and carbon dioxide in a fully integrated solar tower setup.
Type: News
Round and round: Newcastle University and Wastefront team up to improve tyre recycling
NEWCASTLE University and rubber recycling firm Wastefront, will use a new UK tyre recycling plant to improve the recovery of carbon black to help produce new tyres from old ones
Type: News
Chemical & Process Engineering Expo, CHEMUK 2022, returns this May
The CHEMUK 2022 EXPO returns on 11 and 12 May 2022 at the NEC in Birmingham, UK.
Type: Feature
Optimising Safety for the Renewable Energy Sector
A culture of care is the foundation, says Mark Walker
Type: Feature
JMP discusses how to encourage organisations to take a new approach to innovation
Type: Feature
Sweden reports a fourth Nord gas leak
ACCORDING to Sweden's coastguard, there are a total of four leaks from the twin Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, not three as previously assumed. The fourth had been known about since ruptures were first reported on Monday, however only three were mentioned by officials in media reports.
Type: News
UK Government to reverse recent decision to lift fracking ban
NEW UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has signalled that he will reinstate the moratorium on fracking for shale gas in England, just one month after his short-serving predecessor Liz Truss lifted the ban on the controversial practice.
Type: News
