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Concrete change: the innovative chemistry of sustainable cement

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Concrete change: the innovative chemistry of sustainable cement Published: The global cement industry is gigantic, so finding ways to reduce its impact on the climate is essential for a sustainable future. The chemistry of cement It is the use of resources, especially raw materials, that forms the current focus of Theo’s research.

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Using adsorbents to help society

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“Adsorption is a common process in our everyday lives,” says Dr Yamil Colón, based at the University of Notre Dame’s College of Engineering. Chemical and biomolecular engineers solve some of the world’s most urgent problems by applying techniques from engineering, biochemistry, cell biology and organic chemistry at the molecular level.

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The engineering behind Evolutor

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The engineering behind Evolutor. Published: Professor Tuck Seng Wong , based at The University of Sheffield in the UK, leads a team focused on applying the concept of Darwinian evolution to engineer biological systems for industrial applications. ENZYMES — the proteins responsible for catalysing all chemical reactions in cells.

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Plant polymers as plastic alternatives

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The team will be investigating how to manufacture the plant-based packaging using fewer resources and chemicals, less energy, and with an eye on any other socio-ecological impacts. © Dr Maria Spencer About biological engineering Biological engineering integrates concepts from life sciences with practices from engineering.

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List of 75+ STEM Careers, Jobs & Occupations

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Analytical Chemist The Role: Analytical Chemists use their knowledge of chemistry, instrumentation, computers, and statistics to solve problems in almost all areas of chemistry. Computer Hardware Engineer The Role: These engineers research, design, develop, and test computer systems and components.

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How are control engineers improving the sustainability of irrigated agriculture?

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Feedback control — achieving desired behaviour by measuring what is happening and using this information to adjust the control inputs. Control engineers are often responsible for the design and implementation of crucial components in larger engineering systems. It is often implemented in software on a computer.

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The Story Continues: Announcing Version 14 of Wolfram Language and Mathematica

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So many discoveries, so many inventions, so much achieved, so much learned. And key to everything we do is leveraging what we have already done—often taking what in earlier years was a pinnacle of technical achievement, and now using it as a routine building block to reach a level that could barely even be imagined before.

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