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Cemex and Synhelion announced today a significant milestone in their joint effort to develop fully solar-driven cement production: the scaling of their technology to indu...
Catastrophic dynamic rock failure, commonly known as rock or coal burst, presents one of the most challenging problems in civil tunnelling and mining. This phenomenon is...
Once in a while, a product will come along whose performance will drive a change in standards across entire industries. Like stainless steel. Or concrete. Or a trench cov...
waste is a problem. Most plastics can’t be recycled, and many use finite, polluting petrochemicals as the basic ingredients. But that’s changing. In a study published tod...
Despite the UK’s Traffic Signs Manual stating that steps should be taken to ensure clear visibility of roadside signs is maintained, the resources dedicated to road-side...
Scientists for the first time have witnessed pieces of metal crack, then fuse back together without any human intervention, overturning fundamental scientific theories in...
For decades, scientists have been probing the potential of two-dimensional materials to transform our world. 2D materials are only a single layer of atoms thick. Within t...
A giant leap of more than an order of magnitude improvement in the sensitivity of flexible magneto-resistive sensors heralds new opportunities for flexible sensors in med...
Development of 100% self-reinforced composites for urban air mobility (UAM) and other applications. Significant improvement in bonding strength, tensile strength, and imp...
Scientists hoping to reduce the environmental impact of the construction industry have developed a way to grow building materials using knitted moulds and the root networ...
From Ancient Civilisations to Modern-Day Construction The remediatory technique of soil stabilisation has been implemented across the construction and building sectors fo...
When multiple roads in the Dwyfor area of Cyngor Gwynedd were identified to have skid resistance below the required levels, a solution was required to restore texture and...
A team led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities scientists and engineers discovered a new method for tuning the thermal conductivity of materials to control heat flow “...
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have invented a coating that could dramatically reduce friction in common load-bearing systems with...
Selecting the right materials for your piping system is essential for ensuring its longevity, performance, and compatibility with the fluids or gases being transported. T...
The air quality in underground road tunnels tends to be worse than in other road environments due to the poor air circulation. To address this issue, researchers at the K...
The Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT, President Kim, Byung-Suk) made a ground-breaking achievement in the field of ecological building t...
Using fibre-reinforced concrete instead of rebar-supported slabs for constructing Metro Phoenix light rail extensions is giving new meaning to rapid transit. Months of co...
Safety issues of self-driving cars have emerged due to frequent self-driving traffic accidents. A self-healing lens material that can prevent car accidents that occur due...
Jacksons Fencing, a leading British manufacturer of high-security perimeter security solutions, has extended its line of tested and certified security gates that are spec...
A double première in the Swiss Confederation: September 2022 saw the start of production at Switzerland’s first Benninghoven Recycling Priority Plant (RPP) – but this was...
Research findings from all around the world show that concrete roads have an important role to play in tackling the challenges of mobility and road infrastructure. From 2...
Older buildings tend to leak heat through their walls, requiring much more energy to maintain a comfortable temperature in summer or winter. Those constructed prior to th...
Valmont® Industries, Inc., a global leader that provides vital infrastructure and advances agricultural productivity while driving innovation through technology, accepted...
Acrow, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, noted today a steel truss system it designed was used to provide support to Pont Perrault during the...
A researcher at Missouri University of Science and Technology is looking to solve the problems of tomorrow by using chemistry from the distant past. Dr. Monday Uchenna Ok...
Superconductors can conduct electricity without any resistance or power loss, and they can effortlessly cause magnets to levitate above them. These properties would make...
construction elements are a popular method in architecture for letting light into a building. This allows for better use of environmentally friendly daylight, and less ar...
In traditional manufacturing, components are created out of larger blocks of source material (such as steel) and the unused excess materials or the machining scraps are t...
With projections for hybrid vehicle sales and adoption continuing to trend upward, Mobil 1™ has announced its newest full-synthetic, low-viscosity motor oil, speci...
Materials known as metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have a rigid, cage-like structure that lends itself to a variety of applications, from gas storage to drug delivery. By...
an innovation leader for more than a century, today announced spray paint’s newest evolution, Custom Spray 5-in-1.This first-of-its-kind innovation in spray paint technol...
A research team led by Dr. Sang-woo Song, Dr. Chan-kyu Kim, Dr. Kang-myung Seo at the Department of Joining Technology of the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS),...
OCL Regeneration has announced the launch of a new recycling centre in Medway’s Hoo peninsula, dedicated to asphalt, concrete, and other road and construction materials....
Concrete is the most used material in the construction industry and dates to the Roman Empire. Engineers at the University of Pittsburgh are now reimagining its design fo...
The Oxford LowPro 23/05 Road Plate which has been designed and developed by the UK company, to comply with HS20-44 standards and has been successfully trailed in one of t...
The multimetric portable system uses an IoT sensor to simultaneously measure strain and acceleration of the structures real-time during delivery. Precast concrete structu...
If concrete was a country, it would have been the world’s third-largest carbon dioxide emitter behind only China and the US. This is no surprise given that it is the seco...
The Control of Asbestos Regulations (CAR) came into force in 2012, updating and replacing the previous 2006 law. They contain requirements for work with asbestos, as well...
Gray steel or aluminium gantries for stationary toll systems on highways have been the industry standard for decades. However, the negative impact of steel on the environ...
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