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CIBSE - Façade 2022 Design and Engineering Awards shortlist announced 

Posted in Opinion

09 August 2022

Seven new build projects from across the world have been shortlisted for the 2022 Design and Engineering Awards.

University of Glasgow win Formula Student 2022 competition 

Posted in Opinion

05 August 2022

UG Racing the first team from Scotland to win, Edinburgh win FS-AI Dynamics overall.

Offshore chargepoint will power vessels with wind turbine electricity 

Posted in Opinion

03 August 2022

An offshore charging system will power vessels with 100% renewably generated electricity from wind turbines.

ICE has launched a digital ‘whodunnit’ game that promotes civil engineering careers and a clean planet. 

Posted in Opinion & Education

02 August 2022

ICE CityZen: Pollution Control requires players to research the causes of pollution in the game, gaining insight into environmental, social, financial and political aspects of civil engineering.

Heriot Watt University -Research collaboration will repurpose and reuse CO2 at new distillery 

Posted in Opinion

29 July 2022

The company behind Ardgowan Distillery has partnered with Heriot-Watt University’s International Centre for Brewing and Distilling (ICBD) and engineering provider Briggs of Burton to explore new carbon reducing technologies

MIS - Outokumpu launch steel product with 92% lower carbon footprint than industry average 

Posted in Opinion

26 July 2022

Steel producer says new product has "smallest emission intensity in the world".

IMechE - Hydraulic systems redesigned to boost efficiency of heavy commercial vehicles 

Posted in Opinion

24 July 2022

Most of the energy that heavy commercial vehicles use is not consumed moving around sites but rather in lifting, carrying or digging. The hydraulic equipment used to perform these functions can often be old-fashioned and inefficient.

CIC - PI Insurance Restrictions Continue to Harm Industry 

Posted in Opinion

22 July 2022

Limited availability of professional indemnity insurance (PII) and costly premiums are continuing to harm construction businesses and limiting the ability of firms to work on building safety remediation, according to the second annual survey from the Construction Leadership Council’s PII Group.

University of Glasgow - UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW’S ARC OFFICIALLY OPENED 

Posted in Opinion

21 July 2022

A flagship research facility at the University of Glasgow was opened on Wednesday 8 June by Nobel prize winning Chemist, Professor Sir David MacMillan.

IMechE - Speeding up manufacturing with light 

Posted in Opinion

20 July 2022

Process engineers could soon have a new tool at their disposal: the power of light.

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a a new type of catalyst called a photoredox catalyst, that can speed up chemical reactions in the pharmaceutical industry and others.

BSA - Public opinion on emerging technology: a new report 

Posted in Opinion

17 July 2022

A new report by the British Science Association (BSA), commissioned by Sciencewise, has been published. 

IMechE - Air pollution exposure increases risk of severe Covid 

Posted in Opinion

14 July 2022

New research suggests that prior long-term exposure to air pollution puts people at a greater risk of severe Covid-19.

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