Scientists and bio engineers could see a changing landscape as --

 The biodiesel production from vegetable oils or animal fats produces a large percentage (as much as 10%) of glycerine as a by-product.

 Chemical Engineers must ensure eternal vigilance is maintained to ensure the highest possible Q&A standards --

 MILAN — In January, Honor International Pharmtech was accused of shipping counterfeit drugs into the United States. Even so, the Chinese chemical company — whose motto is “Thinking Much of Honor” — was openly marketing its products in October to thousands of buyers here at the world’s biggest trade show for pharmaceutical ingredients.

Engineering and Biological cements to repair ‘burst fractures’ of the spine are being developed and tested in a collaborative project between Queen’s University Belfast and Leeds University.

 The mechanical knife is on it's death bed as lasers are applied to more and more applications and the technical  engineering applications are endless

 This is a "tacky" subject but we will "stick" to the article and try to "adhere" to all of the facts as the chemical engineers might say - .....

 A very colorful article - and many uses in the engineering and manufacturing world

 Twelve companies in the petrochemical and plastics chain are to form a specialized industrial cluster in Cartagena on Colombia's northern coast by setting up production plants with investments of around US$150mn, local press reported.

This article has a lot of attraction. Maybe a whole new field of process engineering ?

From magnetic drawing toys to grade-school science demonstrations, tiny particles of iron oxide can be delightfully entertaining when subjected to magnetic forces. Modify the particles a bit via chemical means and the stuff of child's play can turn into building blocks of future high-tech devices.

 All good for engineering and maximum encouragement

 Science Daily — By adding features to commonly used chemical-engineering software packages , researchers at the University of Arkansas, the University of Akron and Chemstations Inc. have developed adaptive technology that allows blind or visually impaired students and working professionals to perform the essential functions of chemical-engineering process design.

 Sometimes it's better that you just don't know these things !!

If diethylene glycol is banned as poisonous , why do they allow polyethylene glycol to be sold in products to relieve constipation? 

 It's always good to unravel a mystery of the Universe

 Theres an irony in there somewhere - but recycling is good

 I guess that it's a bit similar to the "read this and then eat it" scenario 

 All I can say is - keep an open mind - in my case,  it's very open !!

A scientist has put forward the bizarre suggestion that there are two dimensions of time , not the one that we are all familiar with, and even proposed a way to test his heretical idea next year.

CHICAGO: A new transparent, composite plastic as strong as steel and as thin as a sheet of paper has been developed by materials scientists.

 Good quality Water is such an important commodity and yet it's so easy to take for granted - the way some people waste it,  you'd think that it just falls from the sky

 More positive steps along the path to a better world