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Adding value(s) to the process – chemical engineering education for the 21st centuryDecember 2, 2019

Chemical engineers have always been in the business of adding value to processes, whether that be in the production of food and drinks, chemicals, fossil fuels or bio/pharmaceuticals writes University College Cork's Professor Edmond Byrne

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The alignment of the accreditation and programmatic review processesDecember 2, 2019

The benefit to the engineering community would be a reduction of process overlaps, significant saving in time and effort while ensuring both processes occur in the same time period, writes Maria Kyne

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AI applications for aleNovember 18, 2019

Could artificial intelligence be playing a role in your favorite brew?

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Engineers develop a new way to remove carbon dioxide from airNovember 4, 2019

The process could work on the gas at any concentrations, from power plant emissions to open air, say MIT researchers

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Contextual engineering improves success of projects in non-industrial societiesOctober 21, 2019

Humanitarian engineering projects often focus on bringing western technologies to non-industrialised societies; but environmental and cultural factors in these locations may be very different from conditions in the west, and the projects may not meet client needs if engineers do not fully understand the context in which they are operating

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Guide to applying for registered professional title of ‘chartered engineer’October 7, 2019

For those who wish to apply for a registered professional title such as chartered engineer, associate engineer, or engineering technician, this guide will answer some of your questions, offer tips and set you in the right direction

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Creating new opportunities from nanoscale materialsSeptember 23, 2019

Materials science and engineering professor is pioneering new techniques to study materials growth and how structure relates to performance

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MIT engineers develop ‘blackest black’ material to dateSeptember 23, 2019

With apologies to 'Spinal Tap', it appears that black can, indeed, get more black. Made from carbon nanotubes, the new coating is 10 times darker than other very black materials

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Microplastics: Beginning of the end for land application of biosolids?September 9, 2019

Plastic is a hot topic - its ubiquity in the natural environment, impact on aquatic ecosystems and the emerging evidence of its impact on human health seem to make headlines every day, writes Dr David Tompkins

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Removing carbon dioxide from power plant exhaustSeptember 9, 2019

Researchers are developing a battery that could both capture carbon dioxide in power plant exhaust and convert it to a solid ready for safe disposal

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Heat shield just 10 atoms thick to protect electronic devicesAugust 26, 2019

Atomically thin materials could create heat-shields for mobile phones or laptops that would protect people and temperature-sensitive components and make future electronic gadgets even more compact

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A material way to make Mars habitableJuly 29, 2019

Research suggests that regions of the Martian surface could be made habitable with a material - silica aerogel - that mimics Earth's atmospheric greenhouse effect

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Chemists could make ‘smart glass’ smarter by manipulating it at the nanoscaleJuly 15, 2019

Chemists have devised a potentially major improvement to both the speed and durability of smart glass by providing a better understanding of how the glass works at the nanoscale

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A new ‘golden’ age for electronics?July 1, 2019

Scientists have created materials that shrink uniformly in all directions when heated under normal everyday conditions, using a cheap and industrially scalable process. This potentially opens up a new paradigm of thermal-expansion control that will make electronic devices more resilient to temperature changes

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Not by the book: How an Irish startup is transforming STEM learning in the classroomJune 13, 2019

It is widely accepted that getting children interested in STEM subjects from an early age should be encouraged as it provides a gateway for future interest in later years, and CleverBooks, is doing this by integrating modern technology into the teaching of these subjects, writes Ken Mitchell

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New 3D-printed technology lowers cost of common medical testMay 29, 2019

A desire for a simpler, cheaper way to do common laboratory tests for medical diagnoses and to avoid 'washing the dishes' led researchers to develop a new technology that reduces cost and time

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A step for a promising new battery to store clean energyMay 20, 2019

Researchers have built a more efficient, more reliable potassium-oxygen battery, a step towards a potential solution for energy storage on the nation's power grid and longer-lasting batteries in mobile phones and laptops

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Layer of Protection Analysis: Key points to improve a layperson’s understandingMay 7, 2019

PM Group's Richard Coffey outlines a number of points to help improve communication and provide a better understanding of Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) among safety professionals, operations personnel and production managers

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Crowd oil: Fuels from air-conditioning systemsMay 7, 2019

Researchers have proposed a method enabling air conditioning and ventilation systems to produce synthetic fuels from carbon dioxide (CO2) and water from the ambient air. Compact plants are to separate CO2 from the ambient air directly in buildings and produce synthetic hydrocarbons which can then be used as renewable synthetic oil

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Need more energy storage? Just hit ‘print’April 23, 2019

Researchers from TCD and Drexel University develop a conductive ink made from a special type of material - MXene - used to print components for electronic devices. The ink is additive-free, and can print the finished devices in one step without any special finishing treatments

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