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August 2011

How Can Cities Help Save the Future?

August 17, 2011
August 17, 2011

Think of cities as nothing but a huge energy drain? Not exactly what you think of related to the words eco-friendly or green? Well, you may want to rethink your position on this after you hear the Ted Talk presented by Alex Steffen.

Making Biofuels at 10 Times the Normal Speed of Science

August 17, 2011
August 17, 2011

The biomass used to produce biofuel is most easily converted to ethanol, but that has always come with trade-offs. The primary problem: ethanol is less energy dense than petroleum-based fuels, and most vehicles can't burn more than a 15 percent mix of ethanol and standard gasoline.

1st Middle East Process Engineering Conference & Exhibition 2011 (MEPEC)

October 23, 2011 to October 26, 2011
Organized by the Saudi Arabian Section of American Institute of Chemical Engineers (SAS-AIChE), this is a major international forum for discussion and exchange of practical experience in all aspects of process engineering issues related to the process industry (including but not limited to upstream...

2011 Annual Student Conference

October 14, 2011 to October 17, 2011
Minneapolis Convention Center
Hosted by University of Minnesota, Twin Cities & Iowa State University, the 2011 Annual Student Conferences is four days of career information, social events, competitions, and fun. Student engineers from more than 100 schools will celebrate the Chemical Engineering profession, along with young professional members, AIChE leaders, and industry professionals from numerous engineering specialties.

Microengineered Hydrogels for Stem Cell Bioengineering and Tissue Regeneration

Archived Webinar
Tuesday, August 23, 2011,
4:00pm to 5:00pm
EDT
Micro- and nanoscale technologies are emerging as powerful tools for controlling the interaction between cells and their surroundings for biological studies, tissue engineering, and cell-based...

How ChE Prepared Me for Business (and How It Didn’t): Operations

August 16, 2011
August 16, 2011

ChE training provides the analytical skills that makes ChE's the ideal “get-it-done” corporate mechanics: Need to solve a ambiguous problem using an analytical framework while staying within resource constraints to maximize NPV? No problem.

Tattoos as Diagnostic Devices

August 15, 2011
August 15, 2011

There's not much sexy—let alone unobtrusive—about many of today's medical monitoring devices, given the many wires and electrodes that are often needed to collect data from a patient. But that may be about to change. A professor of materials science has created an "electronic tattoo" that can monitor various body functions

Dilbert's Coworker Preys on the Technologically Unfit [Funny Bone]

August 12, 2011
August 12, 2011

A prank is played on the unsuspecting and technologically clueless in Dilbert's office.

Chesapeake Energy Invests in Former Stealth Solar/Biofuels Startup

August 11, 2011
August 11, 2011

In mid-July, Chesapeake Energy, the second-largest producer of natural gas in the U.S. launched a $1 billion venture fund to invest in technologies designed to spur demand while also helping to replace dependence on foreign oil. The company's goal: 40 million gallons of transportation biofuel.

August 2011 CEP Preview

August 10, 2011
August 10, 2011

This month CEP features a look at various aspects of carbon capture and storage (CCS), including technology integration, legal questions and locating viable sites for CO2 sequestration.

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