Kent is a videographer and professional storyteller. He regularly blogs for AIChE on ChEnected. See his latest posts below. You can also follow Kent on twitter @harringtonkent.
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Commercial aviation just reached an important milestone. Germany's Lufthansa Airlines has announced they will begin using a biofuel blend for regularly scheduled passenger service starting in April. This six-month trial on Hamburg to Frankfurt flights is part of a long-term study of a 50-50 biofuel blend on flight performance, maintenance and engine life. One caveat: only one of the two engines will use the blend; the other will still rely on pure jet fuel.
According to a study published in the journal Nature, stem cell researcher Mick Bhatia and his colleagues at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada, have turned human skin cells directly into blood cells for the first time—without first passing through a middle, stem-cell-like state.
After the oil shock of the 1970's the U.S .wanted to escape Opec's tight, constricting embrace. On the rebound, along came corn: midwestern and very available, with huge surpluses as far as the eye could see. Giddy, love-sick politicians went a courtin':
This series highlights the learning that new ChE professionals need that isn’t taught in school. They’ll describe the types of responsibilities they've had in their work to date, as well as the skills or expertise they needed or had to learn that go beyond what they learned as students. You’ll also hear from their mentor or a senior person offering their perspective on the skills or expertise that new professionals must learn.
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