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UK announces funding for five new circular economy R&D centres
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has announced £22.5m (US$29.9m) in funding for five new circular economy R&D centres.
Type: News
IChemE Safety Centre holds webinar to mark International Women’s Day
THE IChemE Safety Centre (ISC) held a webinar on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Safety to mark International Women’s Day.
Type: News
How research can help tackle engineering challenges
A NEW report lays out the key challenges facing engineers in the next 10–15 years, and makes recommendations as to how the community can address them.
Type: News
The Benefits of a PhD: An Industry Perspective
In the first of a series, members of IChemE’s National Early Careers Committee talk to Claire Nnaedozie about her post-PhD career
Type: Feature
Green electricity and electric vehicles: Martin Pitt FIChemE thinks we might have been here before
Type: Feature
Vale knew Brazil dam was unstable more than a decade before collapse, says report
ACCORDING to the summary of a report by an independent consulting committee created by Vale, the mining company knew as far back as 2003 about the safety issues at a Brazil dam which fatally collapsed last year. Additionally, it knew that a collapse of the structure could lead to a high number of deaths but took insufficient measures to mitigate impacts.
Type: News
Practical Process Control Part 5: The I-PD Algorithm
Myke King provides practical process control advice on how to bolster your processes
Type: Feature
US-developed drug formulation could eliminate cold storage for vaccines
RESEARCHERS at Pennsylvania State University have developed a new type of formulation for protein-based medicines that could eliminate the need to refrigerate some vaccines.
Type: News
Initial results revealed in Florida explosion
CSB investigating incident that killed one worker
Type: News
The fatal Brazil dam collapse highlights failings in the mining industry. Amanda Jasi speaks to experts about what must be done to improve safety and prevent repeats
Type: News
UKAEA awards £3.5m to develop the sensors engineers need to operate fusion plants
TECHNOLOGISTS developing sensors to withstand the extreme conditions inside a fusion reactor – providing engineers with crucial operational and maintenance data – have received £3.5m (US$4.6m) to advance their work.
Type: News
Sleepwalking Towards a Net Zero Skills Shortage
Michael Hardisty of EngineeringUK discusses the urgent fixes the UK needs to reliably forecast the jobs required to meet the climate crisis
Type: Feature
Low temperature embrittlement is a common, but poorly understood hazard. Paul Denham looks at prevention and mitigation of its risks
Type: Feature
Rules of Thumb: Pneumatic Conveying
Stephen Hall provides practical insights into on-the-job problems
Type: Feature
BASF selects Zhanjiang for new integrated chemicals complex
BASF has picked Zhanjiang as the site for its new US$10bn chemicals complex in China.
Type: News
Policies essential for hydrogen to reduce global emissions, says BNEF
NET-ZERO goals and policies are needed to allow hydrogen to help address hard-to-abate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and reduce global emissions by up to a third, according to global study and research company BloombergNEF (BNEF).
Type: News
Researchers awarded funding to develop reusable facemasks to help meet PPE shortfall
RESEARCHERS at the University of Cincinnati (UC), US, have been awarded about US$200,000 in funding for a project to develop a reusable mask for medical workers and others which can be disinfected using heat while being worn.
Type: News
