TWO Fellows of IChemE have been awarded orders of the British Empire in the new year honours list. Richard Williams, vice-chancellor of Heriot-Watt University, was awarded a CBE for services to ...

ITALIAN oil giant Eni has switched on its next generation supercomputer, ranked the most powerful in Europe, marking a ...

WITH The Chemical Engineer team poised to close our laptops until the office reopens on 2 January, we thought we’d share a ...

FROM its spritely string quartet opening theme, to its programme of notoriously difficult questions, University Challenge has become its own UK institution. The quiz show has been adorning Britain’s ...

MAJOR grid operators are set to add almost 70 GW of new power as part of a major upgrade of transmission networks.

PLANTS handling hazardous chemicals should not be “complacent” to the risks associated with extreme cold weather, a safety expert has warned. Sean O’Sullivan, chair of IChemE’s safety and loss ...

COMMERCIAL nuclear fusion moved a step closer after a US company announced plans to build a plant that will deliver electricity to the grid by early next decade. Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) ...

CHEMICAL engineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new type of biodegradable material that could replace microplastics in beauty ...

BP HAS struck a deal with Japanese energy company JERA to combine their respective offshore wind assets in a joint venture that could become the world’s largest offshore wind operator. The new firm, ...