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Harmful wood adhesives could be replaced with Finnish Eco-glue
Harmful wood adhesives could be replaced with Finnish Eco-glue A fast and energy-efficient manufacturing process results in a strong, non-toxic and fire-resistant adhesiveโand a great opportunity for the Finnish bioeconomy. Researchers at Aalto University have developed a bio-based adhesive that can...
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Researchers explore creating a resilient Power Grid in Puerto Rico
Researchers explore creating a resilient Power Grid in Puerto Rico When Hurricane Maria, a Category 4 storm with 155-mph winds, made a direct hit on Puerto Rico in 2017, it ravaged the island’s power grid and caused the longest blackout in U.S. history. Maria left many residents without power...
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Scientists uncover how rechargeable Aqueous Zinc Batteries work
Scientists uncover how rechargeable Aqueous Zinc Batteries work While scientists have hoped that rechargeable zinc-manganese dioxide batteries could be developed into a viable alternative for grid storage applications, engineers at theย University of Illinois Chicagoย and their colleaguesย identified t...
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The hidden dangers of Electric Vehicle battery fires
The hidden dangers of Electric Vehicle battery fires Like a fire in a wall, fires in electric vehicle (EV) batteries burn unseen. Firefighters can squelch the visible flames in an EV fire, but chemicals inside the battery continue to burn because firefighters cannot reach the source. Researchers at...
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Drone performance improved by Anemometer research
Drone performance improved by Anemometer research Engineers have designed and successfully tested a more efficient wind sensor for use on drones, balloons and other autonomous aircraft. These wind sensors โ called anemometers โ are used to monitor wind speed and direction. As demand for autonomous a...
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Digital models unlocking South Africa’s clean energy future
Digital models unlocking South Africa’s clean energy future The economy of Southern Africa is rapidly developing, driving a growing demand for electricity. Efficiently meeting this demand will require balancing social, economic, geographic, technological and environmental considerations. Resea...
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Sandia testing cutting-edge Brayton Cycle technology to power the local grid
Sandia testing cutting-edge Brayton Cycle technology to power the local grid For the first time, Sandia National Laboratories researchers delivered electricity produced by a new power-generating system to the Sandia-Kirtland Air Force Base electrical grid. The system uses heated supercritical carbon...
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Self-healing Automotive Coating could allow scratches to disappear in sunlight
Self-healing Automotive Coating could allow scratches to disappear in sunlight A transparent protective coating material that can be self-healed in 30 minutes when exposed to sunlight has been developed. Excellent durability of automotive coatings is the most important issue in protecting a vehicle...
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US Public Safety Agencies rely on Motorola rugged APX NEXT Smart Radios
US Public Safety Agencies rely on Motorola rugged APX NEXT Smart Radios As the nature of public safety work and technology become more complex, there is a growing need for radios that provide both mission-critical voice communications, as well as advanced data-sharing capabilities. The Motorola Solu...
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OMNIVISION 50MP Smartphone Image Sensor delivers low-light dynamic video
OMNIVISION 50MP Smartphone Image Sensor delivers low-light dynamic video OMNIVISION, a leading global developer of semiconductor solutions, including advanced digital imaging, analogue and touch & display technology, announced today the OV50E image sensor, providing the industryโs best low light...
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Injecting fluids to enhanced Oil Recovery yield
Injecting fluids to enhanced Oil Recovery yield In enhanced oil recovery, a fluid โ typically water with various additives โ is pumped into an injection well to force additional oil out of the reservoir. This technique can double the amount of oil extracted from a well, increasing oil availability a...
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FedEx pilots Ford E-Transit Vans in various road and weather conditions
FedEx pilots Ford E-Transit Vans in various road and weather conditions FedEx Office in collaboration with Ford Pro, announced it is piloting ten Ford E-Transit vans across its FedEx SameDay City network. The pilot is part of the goal to transition its entire pickup and delivery fleet to zero tailpi...
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Hon Hai and Monarch Tractor partner to build next-generation AgTech Equipment
Hon Hai and Monarch Tractor partner to build next-generation AgTech Equipment Hon Hai Technology Group today announced the signing of a contract manufacturing agreement (CMA) with Zimeno Inc. DBA Monarch Tractor to build next-generation agricultural equipment and battery packs at the Foxconn Ohio fa...
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Renesas RZ/N2L MPU simplify Network functionality in Industrial Equipment
Renesas RZ/N2L MPU simplify Network functionality in Industrial Equipment Renesas Electronics Corporation, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the RZ/N2L microprocessor units (MPUs) for Industrial Ethernet communication that make it easy to add network functionali...
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Chevron Lubricants introduces Delo TorqForce Syn FD-1 for Mining Equipment
Chevron Lubricants introduces Delo TorqForce Syn FD-1 for Mining Equipment Chevron Lubricants introduced its Delo TorqForce Syn FD-1 high performance, fully synthetic lubricant designed for use in final drives and axles of large mining haul trucks and other support equipment. Delo TorqForce Syn FD-1...
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Lightning eMotors launches Lightning Insights Telematics and Charger Software
Lightning eMotors launches Lightning Insights Telematics and Charger Software Lightning eMotors, a leading provider of medium-duty and specialty commercial electric vehicles and charging solutions for fleets, announced today the launch of Lightning Insights™, a significant extension of its st...
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viAct announces strategic partnership with Innocom in Singapore
viAct announces strategic partnership with Innocom in Singapore viAct and Innocom Technologies Pte Ltd., have entered into a strategic partnership to meet the ever increasing demand in Singapore Construction Industry for solutions to improve safety and productivity and in turn make the sector more s...
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The Future of Digital Roads in the UK
The Future of Digital Roads in the UK Technology is becoming a big talking point when buying a car. This ranges from parking assistance that helps guide the car into a space to new plug-in hybrid technologies that many cars such as used mazda cx5 have. But are these digital evolutions only happening...
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Powering through challenges with Hydrodemolition
Powering through challenges with Hydrodemolition In Europe, some of the first signs of infrastructure date back to the late Middle Ages. Early roads, bridges and canals were made with logs driven into mud or mixtures of large stone and gravel. By the time the first paved roads were created in the 18...
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Momentum IoT inventsย Toolie™ Tool and Workforce Activity Tracker
Momentum IoT inventsย Toolie™ Tool and Workforce Activity Tracker Momentum IoT today launched theย Toolie™, a revolutionary tool tracking technology that tracks both equipment and worker productivity. Unlike other tracking products, the Toolie enables managers to visualize employee activ...
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Smart Lighting based on Quantum Dots reproduce daylight more accurately
Smart Lighting based on Quantum Dots reproduce daylight more accurately Researchers have designed smart, colour-controllable white light devices from quantum dots โ tiny semiconductors just a few billionths of a metre in size โ which are more efficient and have better colour saturation than standard...
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How AI Technology is making our Roads Safer
How AI Technology is making our Roads Safer Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now all around us – on your phone, analysing your financial prospects, and selecting what films to recommend on Netflix. Itโs still early days in AIโs journey to make the same changes to our streets, but progress is be...
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Japanese researchers study how roads affect the development of cities
Japanese researchers study how roads affect the development of cities The phrase โAll roads lead to Romeโ captures in five words how important roads are for important cities. Yet, when we think of what made some towns last and grow and others shrink and be forgotten, we often think first of cultural...
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Cenex-LCV and Cenex-CAM announce headline speakers
Cenex-LCV and Cenex-CAM announce headline speakers Cenex, the organisers of the UKโs leading low carbon vehicle event, has officially announced the headline speakers ahead of this yearโs Cenex-LCV and Cenex-CAM. Incorporating high calibre delegates from both UK and globally renowned organisations, t...
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Tread Audio System from Garmin amplifies off-road audio experience
Tread Audio System from Garmin amplifies off-road audio experience Garminย International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd., today announced the all-in-one Treadยฎย Audio Systemย with LED Controllerย featuring audio sources for AM/FM, AUX and Bluetoothยฎ technology. Designed to withstand the rigors of any off-ro...
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Fiddler Crab Eye inspires research into novel Artificial Vision solution
Fiddler Crab Eye inspires research into novel Artificial Vision solution Artificial vision systems are implemented in motion sensing, object detection, and self-driving vehicles. However, they are not suitable for changing external environments and are limited to a hemispherical field-of-view (FOV)....
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Korea Int’l Construction and Industrial Safety Expo to showcase Smart Safety Solutions
Korea Int’l Construction and Industrial Safety Expo to showcase Smart Safety Solutions Korea International Construction & Industrial Safety Expo 2022, where you can experience the world of cutting-edge construction safety solutions in one place, will be held at KINTEX, in Goyang, Korea, fr...
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Quanergy announces first 2D 360 degree PoE LiDAR Sensor
Quanergy announces first 2D 360 degree PoE LiDAR Sensor Quanergy Systems, Inc., a leading provider of LiDAR sensors and smart 3D solutions, announced the M1 Edge PoE LiDAR sensor, building on the companyโs M1 Edge™ solution. This new IoT sensor expands Quanergyโs presence in the security Peri...
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Databases can run up to 7 times faster and at scale with Pavilion Technology
Databases can run up to 7 times faster and at scale with Pavilion Technology Pavilion™ Data Systems, a leading data analytics acceleration platform provider and pioneer of NVMe-Over-Fabrics (NVMe-oF), today announced that Pavilionโs industry-leading platform with unified high performance, sub...
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Samsung unveils next-generation Memory Solutions at Flash Memory Summit 2022
Samsung unveils next-generation Memory Solutions at Flash Memory Summit 2022 Samsung Electronics, the world leader in advanced memory technology, today unveiled an array of next-generation memory and storage technologies during Flash Memory Summit 2022, held at the Santa Clara (California) Conventio...
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Hytera Global Manufacturing Centre adopts Industry 4.0 Smart Manufacturing
Hytera Global Manufacturing Centre adopts Industry 4.0 Smart Manufacturing The smart factory transformation is beginning to take place in many different manufacturing sectors and the Professional Mobile Radio (PMR) industry is no exception. The new Hytera Global Manufacturing Centre, a 110,000mยฒ Ind...
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Komatsu opens a hands-on store for the PC01E-1 electric micro-excavator in Japan
Komatsu opens a hands-on store for the PC01E-1 electric micro-excavator in Japan Komatsu has announced they will be showcasing their electric micro-excavator for one month from August 10 to September 9 this year in Kaze AEON Laketown. The PC01E-1 micro-excavator is an electric machine jointly develo...
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SulNOx fuel tech lands another big deal in the UK construction industry
SulNOx fuel tech lands another big deal in the UK construction industry Allsafe Scaffolding Ltd, based in Banbury, Oxfordshire, has partnered with fuel technology expert SulNOx Group Plc to run and evaluate its innovative fuel additive with a view to reducing harmful emissions and improving fuel eff...
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CEMCO celebrates its 60th Anniversary in the Mining and Aggregate industry
CEMCO celebrates its 60th Anniversary in the Mining and Aggregate industry CEMCO Inc., an industry leader in manufacturing portable and stationary VSI crushing systems, celebrates its 60th anniversary. The third-generation, family-owned company provides a holistic approach to mineral processing by e...
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VรGELE screeds bring quality to road paving
VรGELE screeds bring quality to road paving The VรGELE product portfolio of road pavers enables users to cover practically any application in asphalt paving. The range of screeds is correspondingly broad, covering twelve models in up to five different compaction variants. They manage pave widths bet...
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รanakkale Bridge in Turkey made safer with Teledyne FLIR camera technology
รanakkale Bridge in Turkey made safer with Teledyne FLIR camera technology Teledyne FLIR recently installed its dual thermal AID camera technology for use on the new 1915 รanakkale Bridge in Turkey, which was constructed in a joint venture between DL E&C (formerly Daelim), Limak, SK Ecoplant and...
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Liebherr crane reaches for the heights on 182 metre skyscraper project in Canada
Liebherr crane reaches for the heights on 182 metre skyscraper project in Canada Fast working speed, simple operation and reliable service โ these are the key factors that prompted Liebherr customer Cambie Forming Ltd. to opt for another Liebherr 280 HC-L 12/24 Litronic. The new luffing jib crane is...
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GM Future Roads and INRIX supporting Safer Roads with Safety View
GM Future Roads and INRIX supporting Safer Roads with Safety View General Motors andย INRIX Inc.,ย a world leader in mobility analytics and connected car services, announced thatย Safety View by GM Future Roads & INRIXย is now widely available to transportation planners nationwide. The cloud-based a...
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CASE introduces new CASE Minotaur™ DL550 Compact Dozer Loader
CASE introduces new CASE Minotaur™ DL550 Compact Dozer Loader CASE Construction Equipmentย is launching an all-new, industry-first equipment category with the introduction of theย CASE Minotaur™ DL550 compact dozer loader. Weighing in at more than 18,000 pounds and working with 114 horse...
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VolvoCE to showcase machines, technology and services at Conexpo-ConAgg 2023
VolvoCE to showcase machines, technology and services at Conexpo-ConAgg 2023 With registration now open for CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023, the Volvo Construction Equipment team is excited to announce that both in-person and online attendees will get to experience the companyโs newest machines, technology and...
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Research find affordable and sustainable alternative to Lithium-Ion Batteries
Research find affordable and sustainable alternative to Lithium-Ion Batteries Concerns regarding scarcity, high prices, and safety regarding the long-term use of lithium-ion batteries has prompted a team of researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to propose a greener, more efficient, and l...
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Polaris reveals 2023 Off-Road Line-up
Polaris reveals 2023 Off-Road Line-up Polaris Off-Road, the world leader in powersports and innovation, today announced its 2023 lineup, comprising a dynamic mix of rider-inspired vehicle updates, fresh new looks, and the expansion of RIDE COMMAND+ — a mobile-app that builds off its RIDE COMMA...
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Quanergy M-Series LiDAR reduces false alarms at Chinese Port by Over 85 percent
Quanergy M-Series LiDAR reduces false alarms at Chinese Port by Over 85 percent Quanergy Systems, Inc., a leading provider of LiDAR sensors and smart 3D solutions, announced today that Nanjing Port (Group) Co., Ltd., has successfully deployed Quanergyโs M-Series LiDAR sensors. Quanergyโs partner, Na...
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Power Integrations bundles 3-phase BLDC into Motor-Expert Suite
Power Integrations bundles 3-phase BLDC into Motor-Expert Suite Power Integrations, the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits (ICs) for energy-efficient power conversion, today unveiled new control software for three-phase BLDC motor drives. Combined with Power Integrationsโย BridgeSwitch...
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Daigas onsite Hydrogen Generation Technology goes global with Hyundai Rotem
Daigas onsite Hydrogen Generation Technology goes global with Hyundai Rotem Daigas Gas and Power Solution Co., Ltd., a 100% subsidiary of Osaka Gas Co., Ltd., has established an expanded business collaboration for onsite hydrogen generator technology with Hyundai Rotem Company, an affiliate of Hyund...
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Oxford Plastics announces robust solution to roadwork sign ballast
Oxford Plastics announces robust solution to roadwork sign ballast Leading innovator and manufacturer of site safety equipment Oxford Plastics has launched its latest product, the DropBlock. The new weighted product has been designed to be a robust and sustainable solution to sandbags, along with be...
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Croatia’s Peljesac Bridge construction relied on MCI anti-corrosion technology
Croatia’s Peljesac Bridge construction relied on MCI anti-corrosion technology On 26 of July, Peljeลกac Bridge, the largest ever EU infrastructure investment in Croatia, officially opened in grand ceremony. The bridge, providing a road link between two parts of the country is of strategic impor...
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MIT explores using Artificial Intelligence to control Digital Manufacturing
MIT explores using Artificial Intelligence to control Digital Manufacturing Scientists and engineers are constantly developing new materials with unique properties that can be used for 3D printing, but figuring out how to print with these materials can be a complex, costly conundrum. Often, an exper...
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ARES accelerates Luxury Electric Mobility growth
ARES accelerates Luxury Electric Mobility growth ARES, the leading independent luxury coachbuilder based in Modena, initiated a strategic shift in 2021, moving from a provider of custom aesthetics enhancement services for the luxury car industry to the manufacturing of own, self-designed luxury mode...
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Aggregate Industries creates a special sand just for Power Cable Installations
Aggregate Industries creates a special sand just for Power Cable Installations In response to growing demand for cable sands that meet ENA technical specification, leading construction materials supplier, Aggregate Industries, has launched SuperSand 97-1, a specialised backfill material for power ca...
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Welsh schools boost Road Safety with Messagemaker digital Speed Signs
Welsh schools boost Road Safety with Messagemaker digital Speed Signs In partnership with infrastructure and traffic management specialist ERH Communications, Messagemaker Displays has supplied its remotely programmable Vehicle Activated Speed (VAS) signs to help deliver safer routes to schools acro...
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Autonomous Last Mile Delivery becomes a reality
Autonomous Last Mile Delivery becomes a reality Faction, an innovator in self-driving micro-logistics and vehicle-on-demand transportation, is partnering with Point One Navigation, a leader in precise positioning technology, to bring right-sized driverless delivery and transportation solutions to th...
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Volkswagen unveils Passenger eVTOL Prototype
Volkswagen unveils Passenger eVTOL Prototype Volkswagen Group China unveiled its first electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) passenger drone prototype, as part of its strategy to explore and break new ground in fully electric and sustainable individual mobility concepts. In 2020, Volkswagen...
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MYCRANE expands into short-term Rental Market with new crane types
MYCRANE expands into short-term Rental Market with new crane types MYCRANE, the Dubai-based digital disruptor for the cranes and construction space, has added four new types of lifting device to its innovative online crane rental platform. The introduction of boom trucks, hydraulic gantry systems, m...
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Cogniteam and AAEON developing ready-to-build Robotic Hardware
Cogniteam and AAEON developing ready-to-build Robotic Hardware Cogniteam, the developers of a leading drag nโ drop robotics operating system Nimbus, is partnering with a leading designer and manufacturer of industrial IoT and Edge AI solutions AAEON to develop ready-to-build robotic hardware. Compan...
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TRL Technologies India Pvt. Ltd. formed by TRL Software and Experion Technologies
TRL Technologies India Pvt. Ltd. formed by TRL Software and Experion Technologies TRL Software and Experion Technologies have entered into a joint venture to form TRL Technologies India Pvt. Ltd. Headquartered in Trivandrum, Kerala, India, the partnership brings over one hundred years of transport r...
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User-friendlyย Unicontrolย Rover allows easy site Measurement and Digitisation
User-friendlyย Unicontrolย Rover allows easy site Measurement and Digitisation Irrespective of training and qualifications, the newย UnicontrolRoverย will allow any user to measure and stake out points with great precision and immediate digitisation, available for the operatorโs 3D machine control syste...
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Esri releases latest edition of Online GIS Capabilities book
Esri releases latest edition of Online GIS Capabilities book From magnetic tapes to cloud computing, technology has advanced greatly over the 50-plus-year history of geographic information system (GIS) software. Today’s modern GIS is Web GIS. To provide a guide for users of geospatial technolo...
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SolidRun unveils SolidWAN Linux Edge Network Hardware
SolidRun unveils SolidWAN Linux Edge Network Hardware SolidRun, a leading developer and manufacturer of high-performance System on Module (SOM) solutions, Single Board Computers (SBC) and network edge solutions, today announced its all-new line of SolidWAN system-level solutions for software-defined...
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Moving Heavy Freight from Road to Rail
Moving Heavy Freight from Road to Rail Moving heavy freight off our road systems and into the rail network is to be the focus of new collaborations between the University of Birmingham and transport company Pass Logistics. The University and Pass Logistics have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (...
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