This category brings together commercially relevant news, industry signals and infrastructure intelligence, helping readers follow the people, projects, technologies and markets driving change across the sector.
In a startling move, Russia has officially instituted a ban on the export of diesel fuel, sending shockwaves through the global energy market. This latest development fol...
The global landscape of advanced materials is rapidly evolving, with key sectors like films, metals, plastics, ceramics, adhesives, and paint and coatings undergoing grou...
The Energy Information Administration of America has released a concerning report indicating that U.S. shale oil production is on track to reach its lowest level since Ma...
From Rome’s Colosseum to the pyramids of the Mayans, ancient architecture has not only withstood the test of time but also provided invaluable lessons in durability...
Tackling climate change calls for radically changing the materials we build with. Metsä Wood explores and develops wood-based solutions that complement and replace carbon...
In a strategic move aimed at conserving precious natural resources and advancing the principles of the circular economy, Hanson, a renowned leader in the UK construction...
As summer turns to fall, many people will be turning off the air conditioning and firing up heaters instead. But traditional heating and cooling systems are energy intens...
IKST researchers develop analysis model using magnetic transport characteristics of molecules attached to the surface of MXene. Establishment of property prediction and c...
Some 2,000 years ago in ancient Rome, glass vessels carrying wine or water, or perhaps an exotic perfumes, tumble from a table in a marketplace, and shatter to pieces on...
The global oil and bitumen markets are experiencing significant turbulence, with various geopolitical events and supply factors driving prices to new heights. The recent...
The eagerly anticipated Highly-Functional Material Week TOKYO, taking place from October 4 to 6 at the renowned Makuhari Messe in Tokyo, is poised to become a convergence...
In a volatile twist of events, the global oil market is once again sending shockwaves through the construction industry. On September 6, the Asian trading session witness...
The modern world is filled with synthetic polymers, long-chained molecules designed by scientists to fill all manner of applications. Researchers at FAMU-FSU College of E...
In spring, not only snowdrops and crocuses sprout, but also construction sites on Swiss roads. Repair work, patching and renewal is everywhere. Some of the old asphalt fr...
WJ Group has invested over £500,000 to install its Accelerated Product Tester, an advanced piece of equipment that can assess the durability and performance over time of...
Global building materials solutions supplier Cemex has helped to deliver the successful completion of an innovative carbon reduction regeneration project at the historic...
Global building materials supplier Cemex is making strong progress with a significant investment programme into its UK asphalt operation. This includes the opening of a n...
As climate change, urbanisation and soaring car ownership continue to fuel a new age of sustainable road infrastructure, Neil Leake, National Technical Manager at Aggrega...
A University of Minnesota Twin Cities team has, for the first time, synthesized a thin film of a unique topological semimetal material that has the potential to generate...
Scientists have reported that they have designed catalyst-coated lampshades that transform indoor air pollutants into harmless compounds. The lampshades work with halogen...
Epoxy resins are tough and versatile polymers. In combination with glass or carbon fibres, they are used, for example, to manufacture components for aircraft, cars, train...
Topcret, a leading provider of innovative construction solutions, announces the launch of two new products, EcoCemento® and Baxab®Eco. These cutting-edge microcements hav...
In a world where annual economic losses from corrosion surpass 2.5 trillion US Dollars, the quest for corrosion-resistant alloys and protective coatings is unbroken. Arti...
Researchers have successfully grown bacterial cells in potential sand-based construction materials, as detailed in a paper published by Research Directions: Biotechnology...
Cemex’s VIALOW, VIAFLOW®, and VIACOURT® asphalt, plus newer products that use a lower carbon bitumen, now form a new series of high-performance asphalt solutions which ha...
Derbyshire Gully Sensors are an innovative solution designed to effectively monitor water levels within gully pots, particularly in regions prone to flooding. In April 20...
In an important milestone for the £30 million ADEPT Live Labs 2: Decarbonising Local Roads programme, a five year contract to provide monitoring and evaluation services h...
Cemex announced today that Cemex Ventures, its corporate venture capital and open innovation unit, has increased its stake in Carbon Upcycling. Carbon Upcycling’s patente...
Donington Park is one of the world’s most iconic race venues, hosting some of motorsport’s most prestigious national and international events. Since being acquired by Mot...
Messagemaker Displays, a leading supplier of LED traffic solutions, has launched its new range of Vehicle Activated Warning (VAW) signs. With a Standard, Reflective and M...
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...
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