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Burning HFC-23 will cut the equivalent of 4m tonnes of CO2 per year. That global warming might be slowed by an incinerator seems paradoxical. But fuel for a new furnace in Jinan, China, will be the greenhouse gas HFC-23.

Turning the tide

Soviet agricultural planners robbed the Aral Sea of water, all but killing it. Now some visionary engineering is saving the border region from extinction.

Solid state technology

A new treatment process designed to eliminate pathogens from sewage sludge will save the UK’s Anglian Water £3 million a year in operating costs.

Straight through the heart

Rethinking how to install cathodic protection on a motorway viaduct has reduced traffic disruption and environmental impacts, and slashed costs.

Arresting corrosion

Advancing our reputation for innovation is a prestigious R&D project supported by the UK Department of Trade and Industry’s Technology Programme. The project, ‘Enhancing the performance of pulsed current applied coatings in corrosive environments’, aims to further develop the patented LATreat™ process.

Keeping up with HIV

HIV doesn’t stand still. The situation is changing all the time. To keep up with HIV in India, our health specialists in HLSP are managing the Challenge Fund – a successful new programme designed to be reactive and adapt alongside the epidemic itself.

Water power in Pakistan

Winner of the Energy Institute’s International Platinum Award 2006, the Ghazi-Barotha plant is destined to provide an example for future projects in Pakistan and beyond, not least for its focus on social and economic needs.

Hot solutions

Award winning deck repairs to the M20 Chatham Road bridges in Kent represent the use of innovative techniques while having minimal effect on the natural and built environment, resulting in substantial savings on the overall project cost.

Protecting resources

Despite the fact that Brazil is now one of the world’s most industrialised countries, many rural communities, particularly in the north east region, are trapped in a cycle of extreme poverty. This has led to migration away from rural villages, with expectations of an improved quality of life in towns and cities.

New tools to help head teachers

David Herbert of our education consultancy Cambridge Education won the 2006 in-house Milne Award for a novel resource devised to help schools in England assess teacher performance in relation to pay progression.

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