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Using adsorbents to help society

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Firstly, since sorbents can separate molecules from each other, finding new sorbents that can do this as efficiently as possible will reduce the energy needed for each separation. For adsorption to help with healthcare and environmental issues, scientists need to develop new adsorbent materials that are more energy efficient.

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

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Engineering also fosters creativity and innovation. ( 2 ) Engineers are constantly pushing boundaries and coming up with new ideas to address challenges in various fields such as renewable energy, transportation systems, healthcare technology, and space exploration. What skills are important for aspiring engineers?

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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. How did Dane become a materials scientist and engineer? He also recommends learning programming languages such as Python.

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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. Nowadays, it encompasses artificial intelligence (AI), the brain-computer interface, synthetic biology, and even social and ethical analysis.

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How are control engineers improving the sustainability of irrigated agriculture?

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“Control engineering is a discipline that has very wide applicability,” says Iven. It is essential in all modern industrial settings, playing a critical role in improving the energy and resource efficiency of processes. While this project is reducing water waste, control engineering can also increase sustainability in other contexts.

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Quantum Computing

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These computers also require a tremendous amount of energy to run, costing millions of dollars per year. Because quantum computers are extremely fast and use large data sets, they get extremely hot, so they need to be kept in areas with low temperatures. Quantum computing in the future.

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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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Joanna is working with Nicole and Stuart on a project that involves an analytic technique called Energy-Dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). This technique enables Joanna to study samples from the millimetre to the atomic scale, meaning that she can consider the chemical states of materials in much finer detail.