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UK government given action plan for CCS
Added: 17 May 2013
Plan could enable CCS to compete with other low carbon forms of energy generation by 2020.
Cotton effective in cleaning up oil spills
Added: 16 May 2013
Scientists report that each pound of raw cotton may be able to sop up more than 30 pounds of crude …
Algorithm isolates attacks on control systems
Added: 15 May 2013
US researchers have developed an algorithm that detects and isolates attacks on networked control s…
Energy release in magnetic materials
Added: 15 May 2013
A study by New York University physicists has advanced the understanding of self-sustained chemical…
Poll reveals public want more support for engineering
Added: 14 May 2013
The public want more Government support for students taking on science, technology, engineering and…
Safe management of nuclear waste
Added: 14 May 2013
The Government is consulting on the UK’s Managing Radioactive Waste Safely (MRWS) programme.
Statistical tools aid quality control
Added: 13 May 2013
Researchers have shown how the Taguchi method could aid quality control in food production.
Technique to reduce the cost of biofuels
Added: 10 May 2013
A technique for pre-treating cellulosic biomass could cut the cost of biofuel processing.
UK liquid air energy storage plant receives funding
Added: 10 May 2013
Source: Stephen Harris, The Engineer
Construction of Britain’s first commercial-scale liquid air ene…
Molten oxide could cut steelmaking emissions
Added: 9 May 2013
Emissions from steelmaking could be dramatically reduced by a new process developed at MIT.
Method simplifies fluid flow design
Added: 9 May 2013
UCLA engineers have developed a way to shape fluid flow through pipes without the need to solve com…
Process speeds up conversion of natural gas
Added: 8 May 2013
Chemical engineers have identified a new mechanism to convert natural gas into energy up to 70 time…
Consequences of ramping up biofuels
Added: 7 May 2013
MIT study looks at the unintended consequence of using biofuels as a source of energy.
Thermoelectric efficiency doubled
Added: 7 May 2013
Researchers have doubled the efficiency of a material that can turn waste heat into electricity.
Project to reduce heating and cooling emissions
Added: 3 May 2013
i-STUTE aims to improve the efficiency of systems such as industrial heat pumps
Pulp & paper drive growth in wastewater market
Added: 2 May 2013
The focus on water recycling, biogas generation and sludge management is sustaining strong investme…
Young engineers key to process safety improvement
Added: 1 May 2013
Aberdeen, UK – Young engineers must learn more about key safety issues in the offshore oil and gas …
EEF welcomes climate cost findings
Added: 1 May 2013
London– Manufacturers organisation the EEF has welcomed the findings of a recent report by the Comm…
Sludge transfer problem solved at German plant
Added: 26 Apr 2013
The EZstrip TR Muncher has helped reduce the number of pipeline blockages at the Käranlage Jagersfr…
SABIC to axe over 1,000 jobs in Europe
Added: 22 Apr 2013
Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands – SABIC is to shed 1,050 jobs as part of a restructuring of its che…
