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US DOE approves joint LNG project
Added: 24 May 2013
Mitsui, Mitsubishi and GDF Suez of France have invested in a joint LNG venture.

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.

Government to assess refining and fuel import sectors
Added: 21 May 2013
DECC has called for evidence on plans to review the long-term health of the UK’s refining and fuel …

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 …

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