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Chemical blasts in Bangladesh kill at least 41 people, say reports
A CHEMICAL blaze and explosions at a container depot in Bangladesh have killed at least 41 people and “hundreds” of others are missing or injured, BBC News reports.
Type: News
Charles Darwin University will install hydrogen system to collaborate with industry
CHARLES Darwin University is purchasing a hydrogen energy storage system to help Australia’s Northern Territory (NT) develop greener industries.
Type: News
Flowmeters: Making the Right Choice
Flowmeters are essential measurement devices across industry and considering all the parameters at the outset is crucial in selecting the right one for the job, says Trevor Forster
Type: Feature
Improving Health Outcomes Across the Scale
Adam Duckett on opportunities to improve health
Type: Feature
Nuclear and oil decommissioning sectors join forces
THE UK’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and the National Decommissioning Centre (NDC) are working together to conduct research and share lessons on decommissioning from the nuclear and oil and gas sectors.
Type: News
We Must Go Round in the Right Circles
Adam Duckett on the need to go around in the right circles
Type: Feature
NSTA creates CCS development team
THE North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has set up a dedicated carbon transportation and storage team in response to the rapid growth of the UK's carbon capture and storage (CCS) industry, and a need to reach net zero by 2050.
Type: News
UK government extends Horizon Europe Guarantee scheme to end of September
THE support provided to UK Horizon Europe applicants while the UK is in the process of associating to the programme, has been extended for a further three months until the end of September 2023, the UK government has announced.
Type: News
INWED: Navya Thomas recognised as an innovator
COINCIDING with the celebration of International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) 2022, Research Fellow at Cranfield University Navya Thomas has been announced among the winners of the Top 50 Women in Engineering, for invention and innovation.
Type: News
Rio Tinto and Giampaolo Group to partner on Matalco aluminium recycling venture
RIO TINTO and Giampaolo Group, one of North America's largest fully-integrated metal management businesses, are teaming up to manufacture and market recycled aluminium products as part of a joint venture to meet the increasing demand for low-carbon aluminium.
Type: News
Molycop to cease steel-making operations at Waratah, leading to 250 job losses
Almost half the 540-strong workforce at Molycop’s steel manufacturing plant in Newcastle, New South Wales will be cut following a restructuring of the site, according to reports by Australian news outlets.
Type: News
Lanxess to cut 870 jobs amid German chemical industry downturn
GERMAN speciality chemicals group Lanxess plans to cut 870 jobs worldwide. The firm has blamed a deepening crisis in the country's chemicals sector due to rising energy prices brought on by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Type: News
Clive Davies awarded prestigious Chemeca Medal
ICHEME Fellow Clive Davies has received the Chemeca Medal, most prestigious chemical engineering award in Australia and New Zealand. He was presented with the award by the Australian and New Zealand Federation of Chemical Engineers (ANZFChE) at this month’s Chemeca conference in Auckland, New Zealand.
Type: News
Australia funds A$14m cleantech support centre
AUSTRALIA is funding a A$14m (US$9.2m) centre that will help companies manufacture and adopt renewable energy technologies. Following a slump in nickel prices that is rocking the country’s mining companies, the centre is seeking industry partners interested in sharing the risk of demonstrating cleantech.
Type: News
Student team’s potato mask wins inaugural John Davidson competition
A TEAM of school students who developed a biodegradable face mask made from potato starch have won an inaugural sustainability competition launched in memory of chemical engineer John Davidson.
Type: News
University of Leeds facility to accelerate new-era nuclear research in the UK
NUCLEAR researchers and scientists in the UK will have access to a new “cutting-edge” facility at the University of Leeds, which is looking to address some of the biggest challenges in commercialising nuclear power.
Type: News
Australian researchers develop technology to power mobile phones with CO2
ELECTROCHEMICAL conversion could soon turn CO2 into a “valuable” power source for laptops and phones according to researchers operating a new facility at the University of Queensland, Australia.
Type: News
Kanga awarded Engineers Australia’s highest honour
MARLENE KANGA has been awarded the Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal, the highest honour given by Engineers Australia (EA).
Type: News
Shell and Equinor combine UK North Sea assets
OIL AND GAS giants Shell and Equinor will combine their offshore assets in the UK North Sea to create what they expect will be “the largest independent oil and gas company” in the region.
Type: News
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
