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Chemical Engineers Develop Revolutionary Device to Harvest Hydrogen from Thin Air

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The question of “What will be the next big source of energy?” A new technology developed by chemical engineers at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne might be a contender for the next-gen fuel. In a way, they absorb solar energy and store it in form of sugars. Only 12% of solar energy is converted to hydrogen.

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How are engineers contributing to a sustainable future?

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How are engineers contributing to a sustainable future? Civil engineering Dr Alice Alipour is a civil engineer, working in the branch of engineering that focuses on the design and construction of infrastructure, such as buildings, roads and bridges.

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Using adsorbents to help society

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At the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, USA, Dr Yamil Colón is a chemical and biomolecular engineer studying this important chemical process. Adsorption is a common process in our everyday lives,” says Dr Yamil Colón, based at the University of Notre Dame’s College of Engineering.

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Are you looking for a high-paid career in STEM?

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As the impacts of climate change worsen and our lives become ever more dependent on technology, the demand for people working in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) is increasing. Nuclear engineer. Nuclear power is a low-carbon form of energy, created by releasing energy from the nuclei of atoms.

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How are control engineers improving the sustainability of irrigated agriculture?

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How are control engineers improving the sustainability of irrigated agriculture? In Australia, control engineers from the University of Melbourne and Rubicon Water have developed a system that automatically adjusts water supply to more efficiently meet demand. TALK LIKE A CONTROL ENGINEER. ABOUT CONTROL ENGINEERING.

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Concrete change: the innovative chemistry of sustainable cement

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Unlike other manufacturing processes that emit CO 2 through their use of energy, emissions from cement production are mainly from the conversion of the raw material into clinker, a key process in cement manufacture,” he says. Materials science and process engineering requires the integration of various fields.

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Building Bridges – Fall 2023

Northeastern University

Last Friday, (December 8, 2023) the Center for STEM Education at Northeastern University, with the College of Engineering/Admissions, hosted the fall 2023 edition of our Building Bridges event. Students then attended two sessions they selected based on their engineering interests – from the list below.

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