• Scientists just mapped platinum atoms — and it could transform catalysis forever
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from ScienceDaily: Engineering News
    A precious metal used everywhere from car exhaust systems to fuel cells, platinum is an incredibly efficient catalyst—but it's costly and carbon-intensive. Now, a serendipitous collaboration between scientists at ETH Zurich and other...
  • Life-cycle assessment improves biowaste efficiency
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Engineer Live
    Clean technology company Aduro is using an innovative clean chemical process to transform lower-value feedstocks such as waste plastics, heavy bitumen and renewable oils into resources for the 21st century. In line with this, the company...
  • CVS improves the rapid unloading of stationary vehicles
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from Engineer Live
    Unloading bulk produce from silo vehicles can be a big part of the role for operators in the process engineering space, and a new unloading system from CVS Engineering promises to make this part of the job more efficient.  The...
  • How senior management can influence safety protocols
    Tuesday, July 1, 2025 from Engineer Live
    At this year’s CHEM UK, two Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) seminars highlighted the influence of leaders and their role in forming a safe (or unsafe) working environment.   These talks, titled ‘Safety...
  • Detecting metal in food production
    Friday, June 27, 2025 from Engineer Live
    Instant noodles, a staple of convenience, present unique challenges in maintaining food safety and quality. From the raw ingredients to the final packaging, manufacturers can face risks of metal contamination throughout the whole...
  • Ofwat awards funding for water management solutions
    Friday, June 27, 2025 from Engineer Live
    Regulatory body Ofwat has announced winners of the Ofwat Innovation Fund’s Water Breakthrough Challenge. The winning companies and projects will solve challenges faced by the industry and will benefit from £42.7m in...
  • Collaboration enables better Wi-Fi 7 testing
    Friday, June 27, 2025 from Engineer Live
    A recent collaboration combines a multi-probe over-the-air test system with wireless connectivity that is set to provide a comprehensive evaluation of RF performance. Wi-Fi 7 is a standard designed to achieve high throughput for use...
  • How to scale sulphate production
    Friday, June 27, 2025 from Engineer Live
    In the face of increasing regulatory and environmental pressure, the global fertiliser industry is accelerating its transition toward sustainable manufacturing models. Among the new generation of innovators, Swedish startup Cinis...
  • One shot, game changed: How RAVEN captured a petawatt laser and supercharged fusion research
    Friday, June 27, 2025 from ScienceDaily: Engineering News
    Scientists have developed a groundbreaking technique called RAVEN that can capture the full complexity of an ultra-intense laser pulse in a single shot—something previously thought nearly impossible. These pulses, capable of accelerating...
  • Food processing safety with Apecusa
    Thursday, June 26, 2025 from Engineer Live
    In food processing, safety is not just a regulatory checkbox—it’s a critical element of product quality and brand trust. As public expectations and industry standards evolve, process engineers play an increasingly pivotal...
  • Training transformed at Imperial College
    Thursday, June 26, 2025 from Engineer Live
    Nicola Brittain attended a recent tour of ABB’s Imperial College carbon capture plant and heard how a new AI product, and generative AI more generally, is helping to transform training for chemical engineering students Like many...
  • Why scrimping on conveyor belts is false economy
    Wednesday, June 25, 2025 from Engineer Live
    No other industry places a wider, more aggressive range of demands on conveyor belts than the recycling industry. Every time a belt needs to be repaired or replaced operators will incur costs, not only direct costs but also lost...
  • Flexitallic's sealing solution
    Wednesday, June 25, 2025 from Engineer Live
    Sealing solutions specialist Flexitallic has released Flexlogics , a cloud platform that digitises bolted joint integrity management. The company describes the product as an integrity management solution that allows engineering teams to...
  • The importance of structured training
    Wednesday, June 25, 2025 from Engineer Live
    Effective fire and gas detection systems are crucial for ensuring safety within process industries. Historically, the competence required to design and implement these high-integrity systems has often been acquired through informal,...
  • Metalchemy's preservation properties
    Monday, June 23, 2025 from Engineer Live
    Colloids are mixtures in which microscopic particles are evenly dispersed throughout another substance, such as a liquid medium like water. Known for their stability, uniform dispersion and ability to interact at the molecular level,...
  • Flameproof cable gland technology
    Friday, June 20, 2025 from Engineer Live
    Eldon Kruger discusses how novel flameproof cable gland technology is effectively preventing cable damage in oil and gas applications. Cable glands are a crucial component for ensuring the safety and reliability of electrical connections...
  • Advances in durable signage
    Friday, June 20, 2025 from Engineer Live
    When a widespread power outage occurs and high-voltage transmission lines require immediate repairs, the electric utility often sends a skilled technician to the location by helicopter to speed the repair process. Helicopters, along with...
  • Industry profile: Declan Barry
    Thursday, June 19, 2025 from Engineer Live
    An introduction I am the managing director of Atex Explosion Hazards, a company with over 50 years of experience in explosion protection. Now part of the global Atex Group, the organisation provides a fully integrated source of process...
  • Accurate measurement in tanks with internal obstacles
    Thursday, June 19, 2025 from Engineer Live
    Non-contacting radar level transmitters provide extremely accurate measurements in a wide range of applications and process conditions. However, tanks containing internal objects have traditionally proven challenging for this technology...
  • The lubricants industry - an update
    Thursday, June 19, 2025 from Engineer Live
    Lubricants are ubiquitous across many key areas of process manufacturing - most notably in pumps, compressors, conveyors, hydraulic systems and turbines. Despite the product’s widespread use and the maturity of sector, ecosystems...
  • Advancing electrification with heater technologies
    Thursday, June 19, 2025 from Engineer Live
    The process industry faces mounting pressure to improve both operational efficiency and environmental performance. While electrification is a key component of this transformation, it is only one part of the solution. The real potential...
  • Invisible quantum waves forge shape-shifting super-materials in real time
    Thursday, June 19, 2025 from ScienceDaily: Engineering News
    Scientists have, for the first time, directly observed phonon wave dynamics within self-assembling nanomaterials unlocking the potential for customizable, reconfigurable metamaterials with applications ranging from shock absorbers to...
  • Enhancing infrastructure resilience with modular sealing systems
    Thursday, June 19, 2025 from Engineer Live
    In the development of modern infrastructure, resilience and adaptability are more important than ever. Engineers working on critical facilities - from data centers and transport systems to cleanrooms and energy installations – must...
  • You hear the beep, but can’t find the car: The hidden flaw in electric vehicle safety
    Wednesday, June 18, 2025 from ScienceDaily: Engineering News
    As electric vehicles grow more popular, their warning sounds may not be doing enough to protect pedestrians. A Swedish study shows that these signals are hard to locate, especially when multiple vehicles are involved, leaving people...
  • New modular plant growth system from Binder
    Wednesday, June 18, 2025 from Engineer Live
    Environmental product provider, Binder , has released a new plant growth chamber that combines a climate chamber and a LED plant light module. The latest generation of constant climate chambers and cooling incubators can be...
  • How Dräger is protecting new industries
    Wednesday, June 18, 2025 from Engineer Live
    Many of the contributors to International Power Engineer are developing products for the biowaste to fuel industry, and flame and gas specialist Dräger is no exception. The company recently reported a case study regarding a...
  • Biogas: A blooming industry
    Wednesday, June 18, 2025 from Engineer Live
    Gas from biomass or biowaste is one of the least talked about forms of energy production, at least in International Power Engineer. But actually the market has grown 3% a year between 2010 and 2023 and the International Energy Agency...
  • How utility companies are sharing the load
    Wednesday, June 18, 2025 from Engineer Live
    Utilities are currently in flux, transitioning from top-down companies with a clear demarcation between supplier and recipient, to companies that rely on software and AI to allocate resources between and among customers in a flexible...
  • Total control with high-tech digital tools
    Wednesday, June 18, 2025 from Engineer Live
    Richard Keith outlines the crucial high-tech digital tools servicing the oil and gas industry from design and production through to operation. Roxtec continues to make major strides in its mission to service the offshore oil and gas...
  • New testing methods for cables
    Tuesday, June 17, 2025 from Engineer Live
    An effective site commissioning test of an HV cable system is one which reliably identifies laying and installation related life-limiting defects while, also, not introducing damage into the cable system.  The combination of near...
  • Enhanced communication in hazardous environments
    Tuesday, June 17, 2025 from Engineer Live
    Introducing a next-generation remote speaker microphone for enhanced communication in hazardous environments. Within the high-risk environments of the oil and gas industry, effective communication can mean the difference between routine...
  • AI's role in next generation utility asset management
    Monday, June 16, 2025 from Engineer Live
    In an era flooded with AI buzzwords, the utility sector faces a critical question: are we maximising AI’s potential or merely discussing it? Utilities face significant challenges with aging infrastructure, extreme weather, rising...
  • Challenges for the solar industry
    Monday, June 16, 2025 from Engineer Live
    A new survey from provider of industrial tools and integrated software, Fluke UK , highlights key challenges for the solar industry. The survey found that improving panel efficiency, transitioning from reactive to predictive maintenance,...
  • Inspect & serve: Autonomous drone solutions for inspection operations
    Monday, June 16, 2025 from Engineer Live
    Following an announcement regarding new autonomous capabilities, Louise Davis speaks with a pioneer of the drone-based solutions that are transforming oil and gas inspection operations. The trend for greater autonomy can be observed...
  • This quantum sensor tracks 3D movement without GPS
    Saturday, June 14, 2025 from ScienceDaily: Engineering News
    Physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder have created a groundbreaking quantum device that can measure 3D acceleration using ultracold atoms, something once thought nearly impossible. By chilling rubidium atoms to near absolute...
  • Self-powered artificial synapse mimics human color vision
    Monday, June 2, 2025 from ScienceDaily: Engineering News
    Despite advances in machine vision, processing visual data requires substantial computing resources and energy, limiting deployment in edge devices. Now, researchers from Japan have developed a self-powered artificial synapse that...
  • New laser smaller than a penny can measure objects at ultrafast rates
    Monday, June 2, 2025 from ScienceDaily: Engineering News
    Researchers have engineered a laser device smaller than a penny that they say could power everything from the LiDAR systems used in self-driving vehicles to gravitational wave detection, one of the most delicate experiments in existence...
  • Engineers develop self-healing muscle for robots
    Friday, May 30, 2025 from ScienceDaily: Engineering News
    Students recently unveiled their invention of a robotic actuator -- the 'muscle' that converts energy into a robot's physical movement -- that has the ability to detect punctures or pressure, heal the injury and repair its...
  • Predicting underwater landslides before they strike
    Friday, May 30, 2025 from ScienceDaily: Engineering News
    A new method for predicting underwater landslides may improve the resilience of offshore facilities.
  • Listening to electrons talk
    Thursday, May 29, 2025 from ScienceDaily: Engineering News
    Researchers present new experimental and theoretical results for the bound electron g-factor in lithium-like tin which has a much higher nuclear charge than any previous measurement. The experimental accuracy reached a level of 0.5 parts...
  • Waste to foundation: Transforming construction waste into high-performance material
    Thursday, May 29, 2025 from ScienceDaily: Engineering News
    In a major advancement for sustainable construction, scientists have created a cement-free soil solidifier from industrial waste. By combining Siding Cut Powder and activated by Earth Silica, an alkaline stimulant from recycled glass,...
  • A cheap and easy potential solution for lowering carbon emissions in maritime shipping
    Thursday, May 29, 2025 from ScienceDaily: Engineering News
    Reducing travel speeds and using an intelligent queuing system at busy ports can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from oceangoing container vessels by 16-24%, according to researchers. Not only would those relatively simple...
  • Horses 'mane' inspiration for new generation of social robots
    Wednesday, May 28, 2025 from ScienceDaily: Engineering News
    Interactive robots should not just be passive companions, but active partners -- like therapy horses who respond to human emotion -- say researchers.
  • Mid-air transformation helps flying, rolling robot to transition smoothly
    Wednesday, May 28, 2025 from ScienceDaily: Engineering News
    Engineers have developed a real-life Transformer that has the 'brains' to morph in midair, allowing the drone-like robot to smoothly roll away and begin its ground operations without pause. The increased agility and robustness of such...
  • Five things to do in virtual reality -- and five to avoid
    Wednesday, May 28, 2025 from ScienceDaily: Engineering News
    A review of experimental research reveals how VR is best used and why it's struggled to become a megahit with consumers.
  • Cryogenic hydrogen storage and delivery system for next-generation aircraft
    Tuesday, May 27, 2025 from ScienceDaily: Engineering News
    Researchers have designed a liquid hydrogen storage and delivery system that could help make zero-emission aviation a reality. Their work outlines a scalable, integrated system that addresses several engineering challenges at once by...
  • Cryo-em freezes the funk: How scientists visualized a pungent protein
    Tuesday, May 27, 2025 from ScienceDaily: Engineering News
    Most people have witnessed -- or rather smelled -- when a protein enzyme called sulfite reductase works its magic. This enzyme catalyzes the chemical reduction of sulfite to hydrogen sulfide. Hydrogen sulfide is the rotten egg smell that...
  • Nature-inspired breakthrough enables subatomic ferroelectric memory
    Tuesday, May 27, 2025 from ScienceDaily: Engineering News
    A research team has discovered ferroelectric phenomena occurring at a subatomic scale in the natural mineral Brownmillerite.
  • Machine learning simplifies industrial laser processes
    Tuesday, May 27, 2025 from ScienceDaily: Engineering News
    Laser-based metal processing enables the automated and precise production of complex components, whether for the automotive industry or for medicine. However, conventional methods require time- and resource-consuming preparations....
  • New fuel cell could enable electric aviation
    Tuesday, May 27, 2025 from ScienceDaily: Engineering News
    Engineers developed a fuel cell that offers more than three times as much energy per pound compared to lithium-ion batteries. Powered by a reaction between sodium metal and air, the device could be lightweight enough to enable the...
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