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Polymer membrane patterns get 3D makeover

Added: 14 Jun 2016

A new form of 3D printing developed by US researchers may offer a faster method for developing and …

P&G to phase out phosphates

Added: 14 Jun 2016

Procter & Gamble (P&G) has announced plans to phase out phosphates in its Fairy dishwasher tablets …

Crystal clears up nuclear waste

Crystal ‘clears up’ nuclear waste

Added: 13 Jun 2016

Researchers from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and the US have discovered a n…

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Oil & gas jobs plummet by 120,000

Rob Smith | Added: 10 Jun 2016

A new report published by industry trade body Oil & Gas UK reveals that by the end of this year, mo…

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Experts transform CO2 ‘into stone’

Added: 9 Jun 2016

In a new study, researchers working at the Hellisheidi geothermal power plant in Iceland have shown…

SABIC joins Teesside carbon capture collective

Added: 9 Jun 2016

Teesside Collective has added another industrial heavyweight to its group of companies working to d…

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ScottishPower fined £1.75m for scalding injury

Added: 6 Jun 2016

Energy firm ScottishPower has been handed a £1.75 million fine after a worker was seriously scalded…

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Oil & gas job woes set to continue

Added: 6 Jun 2016

The oil and gas industry may not be seen as a viable career option if low oil prices and jobs cuts …

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Scottish parliament bans fracking

Added: 2 Jun 2016

Members of the Scottish parliament have voted in favour of an outright ban on fracking in Scotland.

Tata Steel completes sale of European unit

Added: 1 Jun 2016

Tata Steel UK has announced completion of the sale of its Long Products Europe business to Greybull…

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3D printing masters receives funding top-up

Added: 1 Jun 2016

Anglia Ruskin University has received £46,000 from the Higher Education Funding Council for England…

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IMechE referendum poll reveals slim ‘remain’ majority

Added: 1 Jun 2016

A poll conducted by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) reveals 56% of its members sup…

New IChemE president to redraw strategy

Added: 31 May 2016

The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) will undergo a thorough review of governance and str…

Bayer's $62bn move on Monsanto rejected

Added: 25 May 2016

Monsanto has rebuffed a $62bn (£42.7bn) bid from German chemicals and pharmaceutical group Bayer.

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Fracking firm wins drilling approval

Added: 24 May 2016

North Yorkshire County Council has approved Third Energy’s request to drill for shale gas near the …

Pump firm funds test facility

Added: 24 May 2016

Centrifugal and reciprocating pump technology company Ruhrpumpen has invested in a new assembly and…

Emerson valve steams ahead

Added: 24 May 2016

The Fisher TBX steam conditioning valve from Emerson Process Management is designed to combine prec…

Intertek offers flow service

Added: 24 May 2016

Engineering solutions provider Intertek has recently launched an onsite Coriolis flow meter calibra…

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Graphene stretches rubber strength

Added: 23 May 2016

A team of nanomaterials specialists at the University of Manchester has developed a graphene compos…

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Collaboration ‘vital’ for offshore industry

Added: 19 May 2016

Operators in the UK oil and gas industry are becoming more collaborative, a study by Oil & Gas UK a…