Researchers have developed a hydrocarbon-based superhydrophobic nanomaterial that presents a green alternative to hazardous fluorocarbons generally used for this purpose.

Jeffery Long, professor of chemistry and chemical and bimolecular engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, and colleagues have devised a space-efficient natural-gas tank that can store the same amount of gas as bulky conventional tanks at a much lower pressure.

Isabel Escobar, professor of chemical and materials engineering at the University of Kentucky, looks at solutions inspired by nature that can help the world face the growing clean-water shortage.

Meet this month's featured YP, a process safety engineer and graduate of Rowan University.

This year marked the third annual AIChE/CACHE Mobile Device App Competition. Two awards were given: one for the overall best app, and a second for the best app that focuses on safety. Each winning team’s AIChE student chapter will receive an award of $500.

Duke Energy replaced its recently retired Beckjord coal-fired plant in New Richmond, Ohio, with a 2-MW lithium-ion grid-storage battery and joined companies like AES Energy Services in the storage-to-frequency regulation market.

Increasing number of young professionals pursuing PhDs far outstrips the number of tenure-track faculty positions available, making an academic career the exception today rather than the rule.