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Rheonik Coriolis flowmeter proves itself
Added: 28 May 2013
The large-size flowmeter from GE has been accurately calibrated by a compact prover without the nee…

Shale gas could help keep the lights on
Added: 24 May 2013
A new report highlights the importance of shale gas development as concerns grow over UK gas suppli…

Assessing the efficiency of energy
Added: 23 May 2013
Mitie TFM has employed the use of Tinytag energy loggers in its objective to increase efficiency.

Telstar to host technical seminar
Added: 23 May 2013
Telstar has arranged an international seminar to discuss the current trends in pharmaceutical solut…

Making use of minerals in carbon capture
Added: 23 May 2013
Ammonium salts could provide a viable way of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

Process produces hydrogen at lower temperatures
Added: 22 May 2013
Duke University has produced hydrogen with less than 0.002% of carbon monoxide.
Industry set for drift to smart metering
Added: 21 May 2013
Craig Marshall predicts the emergence of truly recalibration-free devices with user-friendly and co…
Economising water flow systems
Added: 21 May 2013
Engineers from KSB have combated rising energy prices and limited resources by supplying pumps-as-t…

Feedstocks help fuel waste conversion
Added: 20 May 2013
Vecoplan LLC has announced the commissioning of an alternative fuel feedstock preparation system fo…

Compact valves for flow control systems
Added: 20 May 2013
Pump Engineering has introduced the Badger Meter valve range for a variety of process system applic…

Single-pixel camera creates affordable 3D images
Added: 20 May 2013
Single-pixel technique could be used in the process industries to detect gases.

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 …

Energy release in magnetic materials
Added: 15 May 2013
A study by New York University physicists has advanced the understanding of self-sustained chemical…

Planning the journey
Added: 14 May 2013
Patrick Raleigh reports on efforts at Southern Water to move the utility to a more planned maintena…

Safe management of nuclear waste
Added: 14 May 2013
The Government is consulting on the UK’s Managing Radioactive Waste Safely (MRWS) programme.
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…