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Detection and DSEAR

Added: 14 Sep 2005

The wide ranging Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations (DSEAR) call for best…

Fieldbus in the future

Added: 14 Sep 2005

ABB's Gareth Johnston assesses the current fieldbus market situation and looks at future prospects …

Bursting discs

Added: 14 Sep 2005

Bursting discs are essential safety components found in the protection of most pressurised systems.

Field communications

Added: 14 Sep 2005

The world’s largest installation of Foundation Fieldbus has recently gone into commercial operation…

Electron tailoring tunes catalyst activities

Added: 14 Sep 2005

Israel Wachs of Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is using molecular engineering to desi…

Nanotube processing

Added: 14 Sep 2005

Researchers from the US National Institute of Standards and Technology have now discovered a method…

Bio-catalyst solution for developing countries

Added: 14 Sep 2005

A team from Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh is working on a low-cost solution to the problem of…

Ammonia economy

Added: 14 Sep 2005

According to a Danish researcher, the hydrogen economy might not turn out to be based on hydrogen a…

Extrusion and reaction

Added: 14 Sep 2005

A University of Bradford researcher believes he can use extruders as reactors.

Hydrogen from biomass for power

Added: 14 Sep 2005

Biomass could also be a source of hydrogen, for the next generation of fuel cell-based power plants.

Federation members join weight watchers

Added: 14 Sep 2005

UK Weighing Federation members are facing a strict external audit to ensure they are following thei…

World’s largest peat-fired station

Added: 14 Sep 2005

The West Offaly Power Station at Shannonbridge, ?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-micro…

Energy policy forges ahead

Added: 14 Sep 2005

The ?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /UK's energy stra…

£1 billion heads for NE

Added: 14 Sep 2005

A survey among members of the North East of England Process Industry Cluster (NEPIC) has revealed t…

Green light for UK chemicals

Added: 14 Sep 2005

The ?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /UK chemicals ind…

Water enhances catalysis

Added: 13 Sep 2005

Water, usually an inhibitor of catalytic reactions, can sometimes promote them, according to US res…

Flu vaccine

Added: 12 Sep 2005

GlaxoSmithKline is to acquire ID Biomedical, the Canadian vaccine developer and manufacturer, for $…

Hard-shell capsule

Added: 12 Sep 2005

Stanelco has developed an edible, starch-based capsule that can be used for dietary supplements and…

Gas from Russia

Added: 8 Sep 2005

Gazprom, BASF and E.ON have formed a joint venture to construct a gas pipeline over 1,200 km long t…

A new train

Added: 6 Sep 2005

LG DOW Polycarbonate, a joint venture between Dow and LG Chem, today announced the next steps in a …