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Using adsorbents to help society

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About chemical and biomolecular engineering If you enjoy chemistry, physics, biology and mathematics and are interested in learning how things work on a small scale, then you should consider a career in chemical and biomolecular engineering. Q&A Meet Yamil Who or what inspired you to become a scientist?

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How machine learning is revolutionising materials science

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A part of artificial intelligence, ML looks for patterns in existing datasets and uses the patterns it finds to make its own decisions or predictions. Pathway from school to materials science and engineering • Ryan suggests physics and chemistry as the subjects most relevant for MS&E.

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How are control engineers improving the sustainability of irrigated agriculture?

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The models are informed by the physics of channel flow and encode the dynamic relationships between upstream inflow, downstream outflows, supply point off-takes and downstream water levels. Control engineering has a significant role to play in making our industrial society more sustainable,” says Erik.

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Plant polymers as plastic alternatives

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Nowadays, it encompasses artificial intelligence (AI), the brain-computer interface, synthetic biology, and even social and ethical analysis. Biological engineers are engineering life. It involves understanding and manipulating living systems and the things these systems produce.

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Decoding STEM: What Does the E in STEM Stand For?

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Engineering is not just about building bridges or designing machines; it encompasses a wide range of disciplines such as civil engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and computer science. How does Engineering contribute to addressing global challenges?

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Quantum Computing

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Quantum computers can resolve the laws of quantum theory and other problems involving elementary particles and microscopic physics. Quantum computing was developed for the research of quantum physics, but the principles of quantum computers can also be implemented into many other fields of technology.

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Imaging the invisible: how can research software and imaging techniques help scientists study the things we can’t see?

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Because computational methods originated in the natural sciences, some disciplines, such as chemistry and physics, have lots of research software at their disposal. Funder : Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). Chemical engineering with Professor Sven Schroeder. Scientific imaging in physics.