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Nick Starkey of the Royal Academy of Engineering explains why engineering input is so crucial for policymakers
Type: Feature
Amanda Jasi speaks to the innovators developing direct air capture technologies hoping to be next in line to move us towards a net zero future
Type: Feature
ROGER Sargent, the founding father of process systems engineering, passed away on 11 September following a short illness.
Type: News
Help shape IChemE’s future (and your own)
With elections for IChemE’s Board of Trustees and Congress scheduled for April, Adam Duckett caught up with three current members to discuss their experiences and why they’d encourage others to stand
Type: Feature
Ahead of the coming Trustee elections, we asked the six candidates to introduce themselves and share their ambitions for IChemE
Type: Feature
ExxonMobil gambles US$60bn on shale oil buyout
EXXONMOBIL has placed a US$60bn bet on US shale oil with the purchase of Pioneer Natural Resources.
Type: News
UK and US sign science agreement
A SCIENCE and technology agreement between the UK and US was signed yesterday, which is the first such commitment to collaboration between the two countries.
Type: News
The universities with standout methods for teaching sustainability
Type: Feature
… for Bob Gore, one giant leap for outdoor lovers. Claudia Flavell-While looks at the history of Gore-Tex
Type: Feature
Industry supports US carbon tax
EXXONMOBIL is among a number of industry giants that have backed plans for a US carbon tax designed by a group of Republican elders to build support for bipartisan climate action in the US.
Type: News
New plastic can be recycled repeatedly
SCIENTISTS at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory (LBNL) have developed a next-generation plastic that can be recycled repeatedly without loss of performance or quality.
Type: News
Narrabri project receives environmental approval
SANTOS’ controversial A$3.6bn (US$2.64bn) Narrabri gas project has received environmental approval from the Australian Government, subject to conditions aimed at protecting regional biodiversity, groundwater, and local communities.
Type: News
US Steel to be bought by Japan's Nippon in US$15bn deal
NIPPON, the fourth-largest steelmaker in the world, has agreed to buy US Steel for US$14.9bn. The acquisition would create one of the world's biggest steel companies outside of China, and would end the independence of one of America’s oldest industrial enterprises.
Type: News
2018 – The Year of Engineering
Adam Duckett speaks to engineers, schoolchildren and teachers who took part in the UK government’s outreach initiative
Type: Feature
The Chemeca conference in Australia had more questions than answers on how AI should best be harnessed to prepare graduates for the future. Although initially discouraging, a group of academics from the University of Queensland believe it shows the way forward
Type: Feature
