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Patrick Parsons report shows Material Supply Chains are the biggest barrier to Net Zero
Patrick Parsons report shows Material Supply Chains are the biggest barrier to Net Zero A new report, ‘Sustainable by design’, by engineering consultancy Patrick Parsons, based on research* with 100 s...
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Doka technology powers construction of new hydroelectric power plant in Germany
Doka technology powers construction of new hydroelectric power plant in Germany This year, the catchcry in Töging will be “Water on!” and the Inn canal, partially drained for the last phas...
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Oxford Plastics innovative Trench Cover launched to support Project Gigabit
Oxford Plastics innovative Trench Cover launched to support £5bn Project Gigabit Leading innovator and manufacturer of site safety equipment Oxford Plastics has announced the launch of a new trench co...
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Australian scientists rapid fluidic flow technique could mix immiscible liquids
Australian scientists rapid fluidic flow technique could mix immiscible liquids In one of the grand challenges of science, a Flinders University device which previously ‘unboiled’ egg protein is now u...
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New carbon-negative technology could turn waste gases into valuable chemicals
New carbon-negative technology could turn waste gases into valuable chemicals A team of scientists from LanzaTech, Northwestern University and the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory...
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Idaho National Laboratory explores how teeth can teach us about modern materials
Idaho National Laboratory explores how teeth can teach us about modern materials As unlikely as it sounds, a simple tooth could play a significant role in the world’s clean energy future. Dental ename...
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ACO’s patented blue roof attenuation system to be showcased at Futurebuild
ACO’s patented blue roof attenuation system to be showcased at Futurebuild A blue roof attenuation system to be showcased by ACO Building Drainage at this year’s Futurebuild will help increase b...
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Pioneering culvert expansion enabled by GRUNDORAM
Pioneering culvert expansion enabled by GRUNDORAM Drainage is always a critical element when constructing a new housing development and the landowner must understand the water course under the land to...
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MIT engineers plant-derived composite as tough as bone and hard as aluminium
MIT engineers plant-derived composite as tough as bone and hard as aluminium The strongest part of a tree lies not in its trunk or its sprawling roots, but in the walls of its microscopic cells. A sin...
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Cortec’s new EcoClean Scale and Rust Remover safer than Muriatic Acid
Cortec’s new EcoClean Scale and Rust Remover safer than Muriatic Acid Scale removal is an important maintenance activity on heat exchangers and other industrial water handling equipment. Over ti...
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Skanska trials low carbon reinforced concrete on National Highways M42 project
Skanska trials low carbon reinforced concrete on National Highways M42 project An industry-first low carbon reinforced concrete solution is being trialled on National Highways M42 Junction 6 improveme...
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CEMEX and Synhelion develop fully solar powered Cement Plants
CEMEX and Synhelion develop fully solar powered Cement Plants CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. and Synhelion announce the successful production of the world’s first solar clinker, the key component of cement, a...
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MIT two-dimensional polymer makes lightweight materials stronger than steel
MIT two-dimensional polymer makes lightweight materials stronger than steel Using a novel polymerization process, MIT chemical engineers have created a new material that is stronger than steel and as...
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New Hydrogen Polymer Fuel Cells can operate at Higher Temperatures
New Hydrogen Polymer Fuel Cells can operate at Higher Temperatures A new high-temperature polymer fuel cell that operates at 80-160 degrees Celsius, with a higher-rated power density than state-of-the...
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Scientists discover structural changes in metal oxides at low temperatures
Scientists discover structural changes in metal oxides at low temperatures When water boils, it converts into another phase, steam. Such transitions are commonplace in nature and frequently studied in...
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Optical Material that assembles itself could enable manufacturing of NanoMaterials
Optical Material that assembles itself could enable manufacturing of NanoMaterials A research team led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has demonstrated tiny concentric nanocirc...
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Atomic-scale Element Ordering responsible for the strength of Metallic Alloys
Atomic-scale Element Ordering responsible for the strength of Metallic Alloys Metal alloys are materials that contain two or more atomic metal elements. They often have one primary element and smaller...
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CEMEX invests in HiiROC breakthrough clean hydrogen technology
CEMEX invests in HiiROC breakthrough clean hydrogen technology CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. and CEMEX Ventures announced today their investment in HiiROC, a clean hydrogen production start-up. HiiROC develop...
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Meta-Aramid Fibre shortage putting sustainable Asphalt production at risk
Meta-Aramid Fibre shortage putting sustainable Asphalt production at risk Asphalt Producers and Baghouse Manufacturers are forced to seek out alternative high-heat fabrics for particulate dust filtrat...
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Los Alamos National Laboratory Atomic Armour research could protect equipment
Los Alamos National Laboratory Atomic Armour research could protect equipment Protective coatings are common for many things in daily life that see a lot of use: we coat wood floors with finish; apply...
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Graphene sandwich makes the Impossible Material possible
Graphene sandwich makes the Impossible Material possible The design of new materials allows for either improved efficiency of known applications or totally new applications that were out of reach with...
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Bitumen market set to reach $145.3 Billion by 2031
Bitumen market set to reach $145.3 Billion by 2031 Primarily used as a binder in road construction, bitumen is also used in other applications such as electronics, roofing, and adhesives due to its re...
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Use of Waste Materials in Highway Construction
Use of Waste Materials in Highway Construction As populations continue to grow, we see an increasing demand for supporting infrastructure. There are more cars on the roads; as such, we need to constru...
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Technique tunes into electronic potential of graphene nanoribbons
Technique tunes into electronic potential of graphene nanoribbons Ever since graphene (a thin carbon sheet just one-atom thick) was discovered more than 15 years ago, the wonder material became a work...
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Mammoet installs Pipe Racks with minimal disruption over Illinois Highway 3
Mammoet installs Pipe Racks with minimal disruption over Illinois Highway 3 Six pipe rack modules needed to be set across various existing infrastructure including four lanes of Illinois Highway 3, th...
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Acrow installs temporary Modular Steel Bridge after Hurricane Ida destruction
Acrow installs temporary Modular Steel Bridge after Hurricane Ida destruction Acrow, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, recently supplied a modular steel bridge to provide...
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Selective separation method developed by MIT could alleviate metal shortages
Selective separation method developed by MIT could alleviate metal shortages New processing methods developed by MIT researchers could help ease looming shortages of the essential metals that power ev...
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Doosan Patterned Flat Cable wins CES 2022 Innovation Awards
Doosan Patterned Flat Cable wins CES 2022 Innovation Awards Doosan Corporation Electro-Materials, a global leader of electro-materials and a business group of Doosan, announced that it has been named...
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NovaAlgoma Cement Carriers increase Northern Europe investment
NovaAlgoma Cement Carriers increase Northern Europe investment Algoma Central Corporation, a leading provider of marine transportation services, and Nova Marine a Europe based ship-owning and operatin...
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LafargeHolcim acquires Marshall Concrete Products in the US Midwest
LafargeHolcim acquires Marshall Concrete Products in the US Midwest Today, LafargeHolcim in the United States announced the acquisition of Marshall Concrete Products, a longstanding and trusted suppli...
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Lafarge Ultra Green Cement delivers Sustainable Mining to Kitimat in Canada
Lafarge Ultra Green Cement delivers Sustainable Mining to Kitimat in Canada As a leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, Lafarge Canada is making it easier for mining companies to ext...
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ULMA introduces new VR-L Large Modular Flying Tableform Shoring System
ULMA introduces new VR-L Large Modular Flying Tableform Shoring System The new versatile VR-L Table is ideal for projects with large square footage. The system is designed to boost productivity at the...
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Quantum materials promise a safer, wealthier and healthier world
Quantum materials promise a safer, wealthier and healthier world The University of Adelaide has launched its Quantum Materials strategy with its focus on cutting-edge fundamental research and deliveri...
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Researchers gain insights into using molten salt for heat transfer in energy technologies
Researchers gain insights into using molten salt for heat transfer in energy technologies Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge, Brookhaven and Idaho national laboratories and Stony Broo...
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IDTechEx explores 2021’s most Advanced Materials
IDTechEx explores 2021’s most Advanced Materials With the pandemic still raging, supply chain disruptions, the chip shortage, climate catastrophes, and geopolitical turbulence, it is safe to say...
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MIT study helps builders reduce carbon footprint of truss structures
MIT study helps builders reduce carbon footprint of truss structures Buildings are a big contributor to global warming, not just in their ongoing operations but in the materials used in their construc...
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Asahi Kasei working on Solution-Polymerized Styrene-Butadiene Rubber from Plastic Waste
Asahi Kasei working on Solution-Polymerized Styrene-Butadiene Rubber from Plastic Waste Asahi Kasei, a diversified Japanese multinational company, concluded an agreement with Shell Eastern Petroleum (...
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Geotextile Tubes market for dewatering and dredging set to take-off
Geotextile Tubes market for dewatering and dredging set to take-off Geotextiles tubes have over the past few years been extensively utilized in wide range of dewatering applications world over. Fabric...
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ACO Water Management launches V-Septor for SuDS Management
ACO Water Management launches V-Septor for SuDS Management ACO Water Management has launched its new advanced hydrodynamic separator, the V-Septor. Throughout the construction industry, there is an on...
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A guide to Aluminum Profiles and types
A guide to Aluminum Profiles and types The process of forcing aluminum alloy material from a specific cross-sectional profile is known as Aluminium extrusion. The process puts the physical characteris...
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Chemical researchers invent petroleum-like liquids from plants
Chemical researchers invent petroleum-like liquids from plants A team of researchers from the U.S. National Science Foundation Center for Sustainable Polymers based at the University of Minnesota Twin...
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HS2 chooses new absorbent Marine Booms to protect the environment
HS2 chooses new absorbent Marine Booms to protect the environment HS2 contractor Align JV, comprising Bouygues, Sir Robert McAlpine and VolkerFitzpatrick are piling the foundations for the 3.4km long...
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The benefits of TSRGD Complaint signage
The benefits of TSRGD Complaint signage Danny Adamson, Managing Director at Messagemaker Displays Ltd. has shared his insights on the importance of specifying only TSRGD compliant LED signage for publ...
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3D Printed Sand gets super strength with Polymer discovery
3D Printed Sand gets super strength with Polymer discovery Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory designed a novel polymer to bind and strengthen silica sand for binde...
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Synchrotron X-ray techniques could lead to Additive Manufacturing of a better steel
Synchrotron X-ray techniques could lead to Additive Manufacturing of a better steel Laser additive manufacturing – a form of 3D printing that builds up parts layer-by-layer by melting and resolidifyin...
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ShAPE Manufacturing produces better Aluminium Alloy extrusions
ShAPE Manufacturing produces better Aluminium Alloy extrusions When Ford began building the F-150 with mostly aluminium bodies in 2014, the popular truck slimmed down by about 700 pounds. That change...
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Road marking materials market set to rise with infrastructure development surge
Road marking materials market set to rise with infrastructure development surge The global road marking materials market is highly consolidated in nature as the market is mostly controlled by five com...
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ExOne can 3D Print virtually any Powder Material
ExOne can 3D Print virtually any Powder Material The ExOne Company, the global leader in industrial sand and metal 3D printers using binder jetting technology, today announced that it is open to devel...
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Rio Tinto delivers low-carbon steel with new production technology
Rio Tinto delivers low-carbon steel with new production technology Rio Tinto is progressing an innovative new technology to deliver low-carbon steel, using sustainable biomass in place of coking coal...
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Acrow supplies 12 Modular Bridges to restore critical infrastructure in Honduras
Acrow supplies 12 Modular Bridges to restore critical infrastructure in Honduras Acrow, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, announced today it has supplied 12 modular steel...
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