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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. Materials science and process engineering requires the integration of various fields.

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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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Next came innovation.” 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. Jeffrey’s work focuses on the micro scale, engineering naturally occurring molecules into products with useful commercial properties.

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List of 75+ STEM Careers, Jobs & Occupations

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STEM careers are innovative roles that help to improve the lives of others. Biomedical Engineer The Role: These engineers work at the intersection of engineering, life sciences, and healthcare. They design and build innovative devices like artificial organs, prostheses, and diagnostic machines.

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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. Humans have been finding innovative ways to divert water for thousands of years. Some universities will then offer postgraduate degrees specifically in control engineering.

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

Stephen Wolfram

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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