Technology News in Construction and Infrastructure
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Infrastructure construction is one of the most resource-intensive industries, yet it has long wrestled with recurring issues such as high accident rates, low productivity...
Automated driving technology has advanced at lightning speed in recent years, with research pouring into sensors, vehicle-to-vehicle communication, artificial intelligenc...
The race to deliver renewable energy infrastructure is gathering pace, and solar farms are right at the heart of the global shift. In a move set to reshape how these proj...
Internet-connected hardware and artificial intelligence (AI) are reshaping construction, particularly in earthmoving. Excavators, once purely mechanical workhorses, are n...
Emerging technologies are rapidly transforming construction sites from traditional hazard zones into smarter, safer workplaces. Artificial intelligence (AI) and digital t...
The global construction industry is racing towards smarter, safer, and more efficient project delivery. Among the many innovations shaping this transformation, prefabrica...
Chinaβs transportation network has expanded at breakneck speed, fuelled by the countryβs transportation power strategy. New highways, expressways, and logistics corridors...
As Building Information Modelling (BIM) becomes the backbone of digital construction, the sheer volume of information exchanged between stakeholders presents challenges....
As global cities grow denser and surface land becomes increasingly scarce, the push underground has never been more urgent. Urban tunnels today carry more than just traff...
Access to basic sanitation remains one of the most pressing public health and social challenges in the world. Now, ground-breaking research from Australia has shed light...
Urbanisation continues to reshape the world at a dizzying pace. With more than half of the global population now living in cities, municipal leaders face mounting challen...
Hitachi Railβs state-of-the-art factory in Hagerstown, Maryland, is more than a manufacturing plant. Itβs the template for what smart, connected rail production will look...
Reinforced concrete has been the backbone of modern infrastructure for over a century, but evaluating its integrity has always posed challenges. Traditional inspection me...
When it comes to modern bridge engineering, few projects have captured global attention quite like the Tianβe Longtan Bridge in China. Stretching across the Hongshui Rive...
Concrete remains the most widely used construction material on the planet, but it comes at a cost. Traditional cement production accounts for nearly 8% of global COβ emis...
As the world pivots towards renewable energy, one of the toughest challenges lies in balancing power supply with demand. Solar and wind are plentiful but unpredictable, o...
At the IAA Mobility conference in Munich, NVIDIAβs Vice President of Automotive, Ali Kani, delivered a clear message: the car of the future is no longer defined by horsep...
In a world of ever-evolving skylines, construction is getting a high-tech makeover. The once-disconnected building site, characterised by isolated machinery, paper plans,...
In an era where infrastructure demands are mounting and engineering skills are in high demand, Bentley Systems and Enactus joined forces to launch the 2025β―iTwin4Good Cha...
For professionals juggling construction schedules, delays are the enemy. Recently, John Deere has taken a significant leap forward in simplifying fleet maintenance by emb...
In August 2025, Helsinki took to the skies, not with jets or drones, but with elegant, autonomous airships. The City of Helsinki, alongside its innovation arm Forumβ―Viriu...
Eaton and Xendee have teamed up, introducing a sophisticated, AI-driven microgrid solution thatβs poised to redefine energy resilience, operational efficiency and cost-sa...
Econolite, a trusted name in intelligent traffic management and part of the Umovity group, has taken a bold step forward in sensor innovation with the launch of the EPIQ...
As urban areas grapple with growing congestion and rising safety demands, cities need more than raw traffic data, they require actionable intelligence delivered in real t...
Hamburg is embarking on one of Germanyβs most ambitious traffic modernisation programmes, replacing its entire traffic computer infrastructure with a next-generation OCIT...
In a leap that could transform aerospace manufacturing and beyond, students at ETH Zurich have developed a novel laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) system capable of printing...
Imagine a sprawling mine in Western Australia where colossal 250-tonne haul trucks ferry loads of ore without a single human at the wheel. Meanwhile, thousands of miles a...
A pioneering team of Japanese researchers has developed an advanced magnetic Barkhausen noise (MBN) measurement system that promises to revolutionise the understanding an...
Even as UK factories hum with machines, stock flows, and sensors, only a fraction of their digital chatter translates into immediacy and insight. Nearly half of manufactu...
Trimble has taken a decisive step towards bolstering the digital transformation of public sector construction by initiating the Federal Risk and Authorization Management...
Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, has unveiled Esri Mexico (Esri MX) as its new geospatial innovation centre for the country, taking over all products and...
In heavy industry, energy production, and transportation, gearboxes are the workhorses of power transmission. Yet, they often face relentless mechanical stress, high load...
The sharp crack of splitting wood echoes through Empaβs vast construction hall. A horizontal load of over 100 kilonewtons has just snapped a beam in a two-storey timber w...
In the shifting landscape of groundwater remediation and subsurface engineering, researchers at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) have turned a longβst...
An international team of researchers has just spotlighted a clever fix for a longstanding additive manufacturing issueβachieving seamless transitions between dissimilar m...
In the fast-evolving world of mechanical engineering, redundant parallel robots promise transformative potential in industrial automation. Yet, a persistent hurdle stands...
In the realm of mechanical engineering, the performance of cutting tools can make or break a machining operation. As manufacturing embraces ultraprecision cutting, high-s...
AEye, Inc., a global leader in software-defined, high-performance lidar solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with Flasheye, a pioneer in real-time 3D percepti...
Heidelberg Materials North America, a leading force in the cement, aggregates, and heavy building materials sector, has chosen ISNetworld as its central contractor inform...
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