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Encourage ongoing learning in your Construction Team
Encourage ongoing learning in your Construction Team No two construction projects are the same. Thereโs always something new to learn about different buildings, machines, tools, and materials. Site managers must implement a continuous training program to help employees adapt to emerging challenges....
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Topcon’s TU Dublin donation driving the future of construction
Topcon’s TU Dublin donation driving the future of construction Topcon Positioning Systems has committed to making two significant donations to TU Dublin, Irelandโs first technological university, which will enhance studentsโ experience with education on the latest digital construction methods....
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From the Sahara to the Serengeti with Geotab Telematics and 4x4electric
From the Sahara to the Serengeti with Geotab Telematics and 4x4electric Geotab Inc., a global leader in IoT and connected transportation and the worldโs #1 commercial telematics provider, today formally announced its partnership with 4x4electric, a fully self-sufficient Electric Vehicle expedition f...
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GIS data solutions for the Nevada Department of Transportation
GIS data solutions for the Nevada Department of Transportation The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) oversees 5,400 miles of highway and over 1,000 bridges, and is responsible for the planning, construction, operation, and maintenance of the state highway system. Given the breadth of this i...
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Legal Lessons of the Kansas City Bridge Collapse
Legal Lessons of the Kansas City Bridge Collapse Last weekโs fatal collapse of a bridge being constructed in rural Missouri is a stark reminder that construction sites are often inherently dangerous, posing health and safety risks to workers and others on or near the site. These dangers also create...
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Window Coating could keep Buildings cool without using any energy
Window Coating could keep Buildings cool without using any energy As climate change intensifies summer heat, demand is growing for technologies to cool buildings. Now, researchers report inย ACS Energy Lettersย that they have used advanced computing technology and artificial intelligence to design a t...
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Asia’s largest integrated Mobility Show opens on 16 November in Mumbai
Asia’s largest integrated Mobility Show opens on 16 November in Mumbai The 10th edition of TrafficInfraTech Expo along with Smart Mobility Expo, Parking InfraTech Expo and Road InfraTech Expo will take place in Mumbai from November 16-18, 2022. Organised by VIS Group, the Show is in tune with...
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VolvoCE Electric Transformation continues with Sustainable Hauler Solutions
VolvoCE Electric Transformation continues with Sustainable Hauler Solutions Volvo Construction Equipment has announced its intention to invest SEK 360 million, approximately $32.7million, into its production facility in Braรฅs, Sweden between now and 2027. The facility in Braรฅs, long recognized for i...
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InfoComm Southeast Asia 2022 returns in Bangkok
InfoComm Southeast Asia 2022 returns in Bangkok InfoComm Southeast Asia 2022, Asiaโs premier Professional AudioVisual (Pro-AV) and Transformative Technology Exhibition and Summit, opened its doors to an exciting array of solutions and ideas for AV and IT professionals and business decision-makers ac...
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Oil and Bitumen Highlights:ย Economic Turmoil and Political Tensions
Oil and Bitumen Highlights:ย Economic Turmoil and Political Tensions Bitumen Report โ November 1, 2022 Crude, stalled in the range of 92 to 94 during the last week of October, shows that the market is still confused. Bitumen and fuel, however, tend to be rising. Brent closed at $94.14 and WTI settled...
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From Terex Trucks to Rokbak – A year of rebranding
From Terex Trucks to Rokbak – A year of rebranding Ever wondered what goes into launching a new brand? Jacqueline Reid, who led the team behind the award-winning Rokbak rebranding project, reflects on a successful first year and tells all about the renaming process โ from how it came about to...
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Route Konnect highlights the future of Traffic Analytics
Route Konnect highlights the future of Traffic Analytics Described as the โGoogle Analyticsโ of physical spaces, thereโs a breakthrough in monitoring traffic movement that includesย allย road users โ not just those made of metal. Route Konnect is the first video analytics company to offer connected, m...
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Yunex to showcase Traffic Technology at Highways UK
Yunex to showcase Traffic Technology at Highways UK Yunex Traffic is to showcase its industry-leading solutions at the Highways UK exhibition, with the companyโs automated, free-flow tolling, tunnel management, connected vehicle, EV charging and traffic control systems all on display. The company st...
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Ottawa modernizing its 100-year-old Energy Infrastructure
Ottawa modernizing its 100-year-old Energy Infrastructure In the Canadian capital of Ottawa, the hundred-year-old district heating and district cooling systems need to be renewed. It is an extensive project where FVB is responsible for how the renewal will be implemented in practice. Ottawa is locat...
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Trimble Ventures invests in Construction Tech start-up Civ Robotics
Trimble Ventures invests in Construction Tech start-up Civ Robotics Trimble Ventures, Trimbleโs corporate venture capital fund, announced today its investment in Civ Robotics, a San Francisco-based construction tech start-up focusing on transforming surveying layout for civil engineering and infrast...
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Yanmar celebrates a decade of being Green
Yanmar celebrates a decade of being Green Yanmar has been on its zero-greenhouse gas emissions path for over a decade. The scale of the challenge is huge โ and success will be driven by economic considerations more than concern for the climate, believes Chief Strategy Officer Shiori Nagata. Japan is...
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Wirtgen making Sustainable Road Construction tangible at bauma
Wirtgen making Sustainable Road Construction tangible at bauma โThe Future in Roadbuilding โ Smart. Safe. Sustainable.โ This was the motto of the joint appearance by the Wirtgen Group and John Deere at bauma 2022. With 97 exhibits โ including 37 world premieres โ and dedicated exhibition spaces cove...
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bauma 2022 exceeds expectations as they drive Industry Innovation
bauma 2022 exceeds expectations as they drive Industry Innovation When the grounds of Messe Mรผnchen become the centre of the construction machinery industry for seven full days, bauma once again took their place as a leading global trade show. A total of around 3,200 exhibitors from 60 countries (20...
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Reducing Energy use on your next Construction Project
Reducing Energy use on your next Construction Project Construction projects are a big part of any society. They can be the reason that your town is growing, or they can be what keeps it thriving.ย Construction projects also create tons of waste and emit pollution into the air โ but we can do better...
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Concept for floating small modular reactor promises safe and affordable energy
Concept for floating small modular reactor promises safe and affordable energy NuScale Power LLC and Prodigy Clean Energy Ltd have announced a new conceptual design for a transportable and marine-based small modular reactor (SMR) power generating facility that provides dramatically improved transpor...
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Cosmic Magnet Manufacturing could reduce need for Rare Earth Elements
Cosmic Magnet Manufacturing could reduce need for Rare Earth Elements Researchers have discovered a potential new method for making the high-performance magnets used in wind turbines and electric cars without the need for rare earth elements, which are almost exclusively sourced in China. A team fro...
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Keysight Technologies introduces DC Emulator for EV Fast Charging
Keysight Technologies introduces DC Emulator for EV Fast Charging Keysight Technologies, Inc., a leading technology company that delivers advanced design and validation solutions to help accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, announced the enhancedย Scienlab Regenerative DC Emulator (...
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Custom Truck One Source partners with Battle Motors
Custom Truck One Source partners with Battle Motors Custom Truck One Source has announced the expansion of their offerings with the addition of Battle Motors to their truck inventory. As part of the partnership, Custom Truck will offer Battle Motorโs full cabover line including electric trucks, as w...
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Globalย Solar Panel collaboration saved $67 Billion in costs
Globalย Solar Panel collaboration saved $67 Billion in costs To reduce the carbon emissions that are driving climate change and meet climate targets, the world will need to deploy renewable energy at an unprecedented speed and scale. Solar energy promises to play a crucial role in achieving a sustain...
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Combining Lithium Extraction and Geothermal Energy for Renewable Energy
Combining Lithium Extraction and Geothermal Energy for Renewable Energy Beneath the Earthโs crust, super-hot rock holds the potential to provide clean, renewable energy called geothermal energy. This resource is just waiting to be tapped. However, the development of geothermal energy over the past c...
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Light analysing Chip will lead to portable Spectrometers
Light analysing Chip will lead to portable Spectrometers Scientists including an Oregon State University materials researcher have developed a better tool to measure light, contributing to a field known as optical spectrometry in a way that could improve everything from smartphone cameras to environ...
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XCMG names Allison Transmission exclusive provider for new All-Terrain Cranes
XCMG names Allison Transmission exclusive provider for new All-Terrain Cranes Allison Transmission, a leading designer and manufacturer of conventional, electric hybrid and fully electric vehicle propulsion solutions, is pleased to announce that it has been named the exclusive provider of transmissi...
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Turning Carbon Dioxide into solid minerals underground
Turning Carbon Dioxide into solid minerals underground Aย new high-profile scientific review articleย inย Nature Reviews Chemistryย discusses how carbon dioxide (CO2) converts from a gas to a solid in ultrathin films of water on underground rock surfaces. These solid minerals, known as carbonates, are b...
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Thinnest ever ferroelectric material will lead to new energy-efficient devices
Thinnest ever ferroelectric material will lead to new energy-efficient devices The discovery of intriguing material behaviour at small scales could reduce energy demands for computing.ย As electronic devices become smaller and smaller, the materials that power them need to become thinner and thinner....
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Gazelle Wind Power hybrid Offshore Wind Platform design verified
Gazelle Wind Power hybrid Offshore Wind Platform design verified Gazelle Wind Power, the developer of a hybrid modularย floating offshore wind platform, has received the results of its basin model tests at the Environmental Hydraulics Institute – University of Cantabria (IHCantabria) facilities...
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ZPE Systems launches small Cloud Gateway for IoT, OT and IoMD
ZPE Systems launches small Cloud Gateway for IoT, OT and IoMD ZPE Systems announces theย Mini SR, a smartphone-size, cloud-orchestrated gateway that solves the operational challenges of running security and connectivity at the network edge. Organizations must solve evolving business needs by deployin...
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Ouster’s new REV7 Sensors doubles Range with L3 Digital LiDAR Chip
Ouster’s new REV7 Sensors doubles Range with L3 Digital LiDAR Chip Ouster, Inc., a leading provider of high-resolution digital lidar sensors for the automotive, industrial, robotics, and smart infrastructure industries, announced the launch of its newest OS series scanning sensors, REV7, power...
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Miniature Magnets can now be printed on a 3D Printer
Miniature Magnets can now be printed on a 3D Printer Scientists from the Ural Federal University and the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences are determining the optimal conditions for 3D printing of permanent magnets from hard magnetic compounds based on rare-earth metals. This will make...
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X-ray CT inspection of 3D-printed parts improved by Deep Learning
X-ray CT inspection of 3D-printed parts improved by Deep Learning A new deep-learning framework developed at the Department of Energyโs Oak Ridge National Laboratory is speeding up the process of inspecting additively manufactured metal parts using X-ray computed tomography, or CT, while increasing...
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Smart materials and Metal Cations respond to Temperature
Smart materials and Metal Cations respond to Temperature Often referred to as smart materials, temperature-responsive or thermoresponsive polymers are gaining attention for their ability to respond to external temperature changes, allowing for an extensive range of applications. Making this smart ma...
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Storing Hydrogen in salts
Storing Hydrogen in salts Hydrogen gas could someday replace fossil fuels as a โcleanโ energy source, producing only water and energy. However, handling large quantities of gaseous hydrogen is cumbersome, and converting it to a liquid requires vessels that can withstand extremely high pressures. Now...
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What NOT to do after a Truck Accident
What NOT to do after a Truck Accident Being involved in any accident is a traumatic experience. But the stakes are even higher when that accident involves a commercial truck. These types of accidents often result in serious injuries or even death. If you’re ever unlucky enough to be involved i...
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Exodigo and Esri partner to Improve Underground Mapping
Exodigo and Esri partner to Improve Underground Mapping Exodigo, the breakthrough non-invasive subsurface imaging platform, announced a partnership today with Esri, the world leader in Geographic Information System (GIS) software, web GIS and geodatabase management applications, that will help gover...
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VolvoCE starts US deliveries of upgraded Electric Compact Wheel Loaders
VolvoCE starts US deliveries of upgraded Electric Compact Wheel Loaders Volvo Construction Equipment has upgraded its zero-emissions, low-noise L20 and L25 Electric compact wheel loaders just as deliveries are starting in North America, meaning every customer here will get the new versions of the ma...
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Cincoze DV-1000 Embedded Computer playing a key role in Predictive Maintenance
Cincoze DV-1000 Embedded Computer playing a key role in Predictive Maintenance With the evolution of IIoT and AI technology, more and more manufacturing industries are introducing predictive maintenance to collect equipment data on-site. Predictive maintenance collects machine equipment data and use...
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Einride completes Autonomous Vehicle Pilot with GE Appliances
Einride completes Autonomous Vehicle Pilot with GE Appliances Freight mobility technology companyย Einrideย successfully completed a public road pilot of Einrideโs autonomous, electric vehicle, in Selmer, Tennessee. After receiving the first U.S. approval for operations of this new type of vehicle fro...
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Sarcos trials Robotic Technologies for Maintenance, Inspection and Repair
Sarcos trials Robotic Technologies for Maintenance, Inspection and Repair Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corporation, a leader in the development of highly dexterous robotic systems that augment humans to enhance productivity and safety, announced today that the company has executed field trials dem...
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Scientists explore Batteries without critical raw materials
Scientists explore Batteries without critical raw materials The storage of ions when accompanied by their solvation shell in a crystal lattice is referred to as co-intercalation, up to this point, this concept was limited to the negative electrode of the sodium-ion battery. Now the researchers aroun...
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Custom AI Models for Construction Litigation and Workflows
Custom AI Models for Construction Litigation and Workflows Construction Discovery Experts, the eDiscovery firm custom built for the construction industry, and Reveal, the global provider of the leading AI-powered eDiscovery platform Reveal 11, announced today the significant expansion of the firmsโ...
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Scania and Rio Tinto developing Autonomous Haulage Solutions
Scania and Rio Tinto developing Autonomous Haulage Solutions Scania and Rio Tinto are developing more agile autonomous haul trucks at a mine in Western Australiaโs Pilbara region to pursue potential environmental and productivity benefits. The two companies have established a long-term research and...
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Bobcat celebrates new Manufacturing Facility Expansion in North Carolina
Bobcat celebrates new Manufacturing Facility Expansion in North Carolina Bobcat Company, a global leader in the compact equipment industry, today celebrated the completion of its Statesville manufacturing facility expansion with a ceremonial ribbon cutting attended by company leaders, employees and...
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The Construction sector must embrace Workplace Mental Health Support
The Construction sector must embrace Workplace Mental Health Support In England, one in six people will experience depression or anxiety in any given week. In recent years, a growing movement in favour of the destigmatisation of these issues has encouraged more open attitudes towards mental health,...
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Procore integrates with Willow to expand Digital Twin partnerships
Procore integrates with Willow to expand Digital Twin partnerships Procore Technologies, Inc., a leading global provider of construction management software, today announced its partnership with Willow, a leading provider of digital twin solutions for smart infrastructure and real estate. This partn...
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EPC shrinks Motor Drives with GaN ICs for eMobility, Power Tools, Robotics, and Drones
EPC shrinks Motor Drives with GaN ICs for eMobility, Power Tools, Robotics, and Drones EPC announces the availability of the EPC9176, a 3-phase BLDC motor drive inverter using the EPC23102 ePower™ Stage GaN IC with embedded gate driver function and two GaN FETs with 5.2 mโฆ typical RDS (on). T...
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RoboSense signs strategic partnership with Pony.ai
RoboSense signs strategic partnership with Pony.ai RoboSense, a world-leading provider of Smart LiDAR Sensor Systems, announced a strategic partnership with Pony.ai, the leading global autonomous driving technology company. The cooperation will be carried out based on the combined strengths of RoboS...
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IEC Telecom partners with Intelsat to expand Satcom offerings
IEC Telecom partners with Intelsat to expand Satcom offerings IEC Telecom Group, an internationally renowned global satellite service operator and value-added digital IT integrator has officially announced a new partnership with Intelsat, a pioneer in global satellite communications. With digitalisa...
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Rampini launches Loop Energy powered Hydrogen Bus
Rampini launches Loop Energy powered Hydrogen Bus Loop Energy™, a designer and manufacturer of hydrogen fuel cells for commercial mobility, joins Rampini Carlo SpA, an Italian bus manufacturer, in unveiling its first hydrogen-electric bus, the HYDRON, at the Next Mobility Exhibition in Milan,...
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Hardstaff Barriers speeds up VRS installation with Precast Concrete Foundation solution
Hardstaff Barriers speeds up VRS installation with Precast Concrete Foundation solution Hardstaff Barriers has developed a uniqueย solution to manufactureย precast concrete barrier foundations offsite,ย speeding up the installation of vehicle restraint systems (VRS) by more than three times. The innova...
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Extracting critical metals for Renewable Energy from Existing Mines
Extracting critical metals for Renewable Energy from Existing Mines Ramping up renewable energy products will require a range of critical metals. One of these elements, tellurium, is gaining in popularity for use in photovoltaics, or solar panels. As global demand for solar panels continues to incre...
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Emerging methods for Recycling Plastics
Emerging methods for Recycling Plastics While less than 10 percent of plastics are recycled globally, new technologies for chemical recycling are emerging that may rapidly advance progress in the area. For decades, plastics have been incinerated, landfilled or disposed of where they can leach into t...
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Smart Automated Bus Lane Enforcement solution announced by Safety Vision
Smart Automated Bus Lane Enforcement solution announced by Safety Vision Safety Visionโs SABLE™ solution uses AI to help reduce bus lane congestion, increase average bus speeds and lower commute times for major urban areas. Smart AI bus-mounted cameras identify the license plate information,...
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CECE focusing on Telematics, Electrification and Expansion
CECE focusing on Telematics, Electrification and Expansion CECEโs new market intelligence tool, the Uptime Tracker, was one of the key topics presented at todayโs CECE press conference at bauma 2022 in Munich. Telematics data has become a key factor for OEMs in analysing construction activity and pe...
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Bellwether reveals their next generation Flying Car Concept
Bellwether reveals their next generation Flying Car Concept Bellwether Industries, the London-based urban air mobility company, introduces the latest eVTOL (electric Vertical Take-off and Landing) aircraft model and demonstrates the ambition of revolutions in the industry. On October 26th, Bellwethe...
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Trimble drives autonomy with Horizontal Screed Control for Vรถgele Pavers
Trimble drives autonomy with Horizontal Screed Control for Vรถgele Pavers Trimble introduced today the Trimbleยฎ Roadworks Paving Control Platform version 2.10 with Horizontal Steering Control for Vรถgele Navitronic asphalt pavers. The addition of Horizontal Steering Control and automatic screed width...
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MB Crusher introduces new MB-HDS220 padding bucket at bauma
MB Crusher introduces new MB-HDS220 padding bucket at bauma MB Crusher brought the new MB-HDS220 padding bucket to bauma 2022, with 1-tonne weight and a load capacity of 0.6 m3, it is a versatile and reliable piece of equipment, suitable for loaders and skid steer loaders from 4.5 to 11 tons. Practi...
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