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Safety Reports in the Digital Age
Safety Reports in the Digital Age Keeping the workplace safe and employees healthy are some of the most crucial responsibilities of employers in the construction industry. Risks such as stray electrical wiring, operating heavy machinery, and fall hazards at a construction site can cause serious inju...
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Thatcham Research partners with Toyota to develop a Hydrogen Hilux
Thatcham Research partners with Toyota to develop a Hydrogen Hilux Thatcham Research is working closely with Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd and a consortium of specialist industry partners to develop a hydrogen version of Toyota’s iconic Hilux pick-up. To prepare the Hilux for the UK market, Th...
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Velodyne Lidar announces beta launch of Vella Software Products
Velodyne Lidar announces beta launch of Vella Software Products Velodyne Lidar, Inc. today announced the beta launch of its Vella family of software products. Vella enables Velodyne’s customers to accelerate development of lidar-based vision solutions for autonomous applications. Using the online pl...
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ADS-TEC Energy launches Charging System with Battery and Advertising Display
ADS-TEC Energy launches Charging System with Battery and Advertising Display ADS-TEC Energy today announced ChargePost, one of the most compact, battery-based charging systems enabling ultra-fast electric vehicle (EV) charging, on existing power connections, without the need to extend existing grids...
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Hyundai Heavy Industries wins Nine CES 2023 Innovation Awards
Hyundai Heavy Industries wins Nine CES 2023 Innovation Awards Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group announced that it has won nine awards at CES 2023 Innovation Awards for its next generation technologies. This achievement recognizes HHI Group’s continued dedication to bringing world-class inno...
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To Arbitrate or Litigate?
To Arbitrate or Litigate? When preparing a construction contract, it’s easy to give little thought to its dispute resolution provisions. You might use the unamended wording of the published contract that has been chosen for the project (like the JCT, FIDIC or NEC), or you might copy and paste...
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AWS releases new Database and Analytics capabilities at AWS re:Invent
AWS releases new Database and Analytics capabilities at AWS re:Invent At AWS re:Invent, Amazon Web Services today announced five new capabilities across its database and analytics portfolios that make it faster and easier for customers to manage and analyse data at petabyte scale. These new capabili...
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Manitou adds Emissions Compliance Verification to CESAR security marking scheme
Manitou adds Emissions Compliance Verification to CESAR security marking scheme Manitou, one of the earliest adopters of the industry’s own security marking scheme CESAR, is one of the latest companies to recognise the additional benefits of the scheme’s recent development – ECV (Emissions Com...
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Bentley Systems acquires IBM Maximo Managed Services company Vetasi
Bentley Systems acquires IBM Maximo Managed Services company Vetasi Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced that its Cohesive Group digital integrator business has acquired Vetasi, a leading international consultancy specializing in enterprise...
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Duality Robotics and AWS explore True City-Scale Simulation
Duality Robotics and AWS explore True City-Scale Simulation Until now, simulation has generally involved a trade-off between scale and fidelity. Simulating large swaths of the physical world requires vast computational resources, which limits the scale of feasible simulations. On Tuesday, November 2...
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Sensata Tyre/Tire Mounted Sensor delivers data, safety and performance
Sensata Tyre/Tire Mounted Sensor delivers data, safety and performance Sensata Technologies, announced it has developed a new Tire Mounted Sensor for vehicle and tire OEMs to deliver enhanced safety, performance, and data insights. Sensata’s Tire Mounted Sensor is the next step in the evolutio...
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Optical Sensor Technology can reduce Hydrogen safety risks
Optical Sensor Technology can reduce Hydrogen safety risks In the pursuit of clean and renewable energy, hydrogen plays an important role. But a major challenge facing this transition is that the gas is explosive when mixed with air. For this reason, it is crucial to be able to detect hydrogen leaks...
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UK Manhole Ladder Specifications put the industry at risk
UK Manhole Ladder Specifications put the industry at risk LEADING manufacturer of bespoke steel solutions Wrekin Products has reported that the latest British Standards (BS) for vertical manhole ladder specification are not being universally followed and is urging engineering specifiers to be vigila...
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Plantworx to inspire Engineers of the Future with Primary Engineer
Plantworx to inspire Engineers of the Future with Primary Engineer The biennial Plantworx Construction Equipment Exhibition and the CEA have once again teamed up with the educational organisation, Primary Engineer, to work with primary schools in the Peterborough area, on a new and exciting STEM con...
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Yanmar CE announces new Certified Used Program
Yanmar CE announces new Certified Used Program Yanmar CE is at the forefront of sustainable business practices, as it unveils its new Certified Used Program. Redefining the boundaries of what used equipment can achieve, the program offers the same level of performance, quality and operating experien...
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Global Polymer Concrete Market forecast to reach $757.7m by 2026
Global Polymer Concrete Market forecast to reach $757.7m by 2026 The Global polymer concrete market is forecasted to reach USD 757.7 Million by 2026, according to a new report by Reports and Data. A significant rise in the demand for polymer concretes has been observed in the recent period. The prim...
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Ferrovial completes and opens $3.7b I-66 Managed Lanes Toll Road in Virginia
Ferrovial completes and opens $3.7b I-66 Managed Lanes Toll Road in Virginia Ferrovial, through subsidiary Cintra, has opened, on schedule, the I-66 Managed Lanes toll road in the state of Virginia, which leads to the outskirts of Washington D.C. The inauguration was celebrated with the traditional...
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New Nanoparticle structure opens the door to special material properties
New Nanoparticle structure opens the door to special material properties Alex Travesset doesn’t have a shiny research lab filled with the latest instruments that probe new nanomaterials and measure their special properties. No, his theoretical work explaining what’s happening inside those new nanoma...
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Semiconductor shortage coming to an end with a flood of chips
Semiconductor shortage coming to an end with a flood of chips The semiconductor shortage that has plagued the automotive industry for much of the last two years may soon be turned on its head, says in-vehicle connectivity pioneer VNC Automotive, as a lack of chips critical for high-tech features sud...
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Range Energy to bring Electric Trailers to the Commercial Trucking Market
Range Energy to bring Electric Trailers to the Commercial Trucking Market Range Energy, the hardware company bringing powered trailers to the commercial trucking market, announced $8M in seed capital today from UP Partners, R7, and Yamaha Motor Ventures. The company recently completed its software a...
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Autonomous Vehicle study explores AI’s impact on surrounding traffic
Autonomous Vehicle study explores AI’s impact on surrounding traffic The CIRCLES Consortium, consisting of Vanderbilt University, UC Berkeley, Temple University and Rutgers University-Camden, in coordination with Nissan North America and Tennessee Department of Transportation, concluded a five...
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Tunnelling improved with ZK 750-Diameter Centrifuge Skid-Mounted System
Tunnelling improved with ZK 750-Diameter Centrifuge Skid-Mounted System ZK supplied four sets of LW750x3200B centrifuge systems for engineering slurry to a construction machinery company, which ensured the smooth progress of the project, effectively reduced pollution to the environment, and saved co...
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Smart Valve automatically detects and isolates Pipeline ruptures
Smart Valve automatically detects and isolates Pipeline ruptures A smart valve that automatically isolates pipe ruptures caused by accidents was developed for the first time in South Korea. The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials, an institution under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Scien...
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AI can now manage Power Supply of Smart Buildings
AI can now manage Power Supply of Smart Buildings A smart building is a system in which heating, air conditioning, power supply, water supply and all other infrastructure components are automated. One of the key tasks in the implementation of such projects is a control system that will provide cheap...
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Baron Weather empowering the Esri Partner Network with Weather Intelligence
Baron Weather empowering the Esri Partner Network with Weather Intelligence Baron Weather, Inc., the world leader in superior weather intelligence joins the Esri Partner Network (EPN) with packages that provide location-specific past, present, and forecast weather data with unparalleled accuracy. As...
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Ricardo and InoBat to supply Automotive Battery Systems for Electrification
Ricardo and InoBat to supply Automotive Battery Systems for Electrification As part of its mission to support the decarbonisation of the global transport and energy sectors, Ricardo, a global strategic environmental and engineering consultancy company with specialisms in niche manufacturing and indu...
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Research finds Concrete breaks down in Vegetable Oil
Research finds Concrete breaks down in Vegetable Oil Factories in various industries use vegetable oils. These can be both edible oils and technical ones, which are used, for example, for lubricating parts. Oils are often spilled on the concrete floor. When they come into contact with the main compo...
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Cool approach could make Heat Resistant Materials
Cool approach could make Heat Resistant Materials High-entropy alloys are a new class of alloys that are composed of four or more metallic elements in approximately equal amounts. For example, conventional commercial aluminium alloys typically consist of more than 95 percent aluminium. Although they...
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Kyocera develops Automotive Night Vision System with Infrared and GaN Laser Devices
Kyocera develops Automotive Night Vision System with Infrared and GaN Laser Devices Kyocera Corporation announced that it has developed an Automotive Night Vision System that can accurately identify collision-risk objects in low-visibility driving conditions, such as at night, or in rain, snow, fog,...
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Eaton introduces new TVS X3100 supercharger
Eaton introduces new TVS X3100 supercharger Intelligent power management company Eaton today introduced its Twin Vortices Series (TVS®) X3100 supercharger for aftermarket applications. A new design based on both the R-Series and V-Series rotors, the X-Series was developed specifically for aftermarke...
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Easily synthesized Chemical Filter could scrub CO2 from Power Plant Smokestacks
Easily synthesized Chemical Filter could scrub CO2 from Power Plant Smokestacks How can we remove carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, from fossil-fuel power plant exhaust before it ever reaches the atmosphere? New findings suggest a promising answer lies in a simple, economical and potentially reusabl...
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Bio-based alternative to petroleum-based Asphalt Additive could extend pavement life
Bio-based alternative to petroleum-based Asphalt Additive could extend pavement life It all started about 12 years ago when a high school teacher visiting Iowa State University for a summer program asked to help with a research project. Iowa State engineers Eric Cochran and Christopher Williams thou...
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Hexion ArmorBuilt™ could protect Trees from Wildfires
Hexion ArmorBuilt™ could protect Trees from Wildfires Hexion successfully participated in three prescribed wildfire canyon burns in partnership with California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), Pacific Gas & Electric Company, Stella-Jones Corporation, the National Sci...
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Your Smartphone could collect Bridge Structural Integrity Data
Your Smartphone could collect Bridge Structural Integrity Data A new study involving MIT researchers shows that mobile phones placed in vehicles, equipped with special software, can collect useful structural integrity data while crossing bridges. In so doing, they could become a less expensive alter...
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New machine-learning technique could help reduce Potholes
New machine-learning technique could help reduce Potholes Researchers have developed new “intelligent compaction” technology, which integrates into a road roller and can assess in real-time the quality of road base compaction. Improved road construction can reduce potholes and maintenance costs, and...
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Designing next-generation Metals for longer-lasting Batteries
Designing next-generation Metals for longer-lasting Batteries How can studying metals manufacturing lead to longer-lasting batteries and lighter vehicles? It all comes down to physics. Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) are investigating the effects of physical forces on met...
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Superfast method discovered to manufacture Thermoelectric Devices
Superfast method discovered to manufacture Thermoelectric Devices Yanliang Zhang, associate professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering at the University of Notre Dame, and collaborators Alexander Dowling and Tengfei Luo have developed a machine-learning assisted superfast new way to create hi...
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Continental wins major order for its Future Brake System Technology
Continental wins major order for its Future Brake System Technology Technology company Continental received its first major order in the third quarter for the mass production of its semi-dry brake system (also known as Future Brake System or FBS 2), valued at about €1.5 billion. This success increas...
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New TriEye Technology to revolutionize Automotive Imaging
New TriEye Technology to revolutionize Automotive Imaging TriEye, a global technology company specializing in cost-effective, next-gen imaging and 3D solutions announces the launch of its proprietary SEDAR platform. It is designed to transform sensing in the automotive sector, and emerging markets i...
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Underwater Cutting Simulator to help dismantle Nuclear Reactors
Underwater Cutting Simulator to help dismantle Nuclear Reactors A virtual remote dismantling system for the Kori Unit 1 Nuclear Power Plant will help implement the decommissioning operating environments. A remote virtual training simulator has been developed in South Korea to teach how to use lasers...
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BLUETTI introduces Energy Storage System EP600 and B500 to help Energy Crisis
BLUETTI introduces Energy Storage System EP600 and B500 to help Energy Crisis Electricity demand is predicted to grow rapidly as winter is coming soon. Under the rules introduced by Swiss government ordinance, buildings with gas heating systems can only warm rooms up to 19°C. However, it’s not just...
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FLIR ONE Edge Pro is the first Wireless Mobile Infrared Camera
FLIR ONE Edge Pro is the first Wireless Mobile Infrared Camera Teledyne FLIR, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, today announced its FLIR ONE® Edge Pro, a wireless thermal-visible camera for mobile devices. Unlike previous models, the reimagined FLIR ONE Edge Pro doesn’t need to be physical...
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Lithium-Ion Micro Batteries to revolutionise Autonomous Asset Monitoring
Lithium-Ion Micro Batteries to revolutionise Autonomous Asset Monitoring ITEN, the deep tech company, which just closed a financing round of €80M to become a key player in the manufacture of solid-state lithium-ion micro-batteries has presented a breakthrough in powering autonomous embedded systems....
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Bentley Systems enhances SYNCHRO 4D Construction Management Solution
Bentley Systems enhances SYNCHRO 4D Construction Management Solution Bentley Systems, the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced advancements to its construction management solution with enhancements to SYNCHRO 4D and the addition of SYNCHRO Cost and SYNCHRO Perform application...
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Cat dealer Cashman Equipment acquired by Empire Southwest
Cat dealer Cashman Equipment acquired by Empire Southwest Arizona-based Empire Southwest, the Cat dealer serving the service territory of Arizona and Southeastern California, has agreed to acquire Nevada-based Cashman Equipment, the Cat dealer serving the service territory of Nevada and parts of Eas...
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Delft University develops Navigation System with 10-centimetre accuracy
Delft University develops Navigation System with 10-centimetre accuracy Researchers of Delft University of Technology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and VSL have developed an alternative positioning system that is more robust and accurate than GPS, especially in urban settings. The working prototype...
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Scientists use electricity to find Materials that can Learn
Scientists use electricity to find Materials that can Learn Scientists used the Advanced Photon Source to watch a non-living material mimic behaviour associated with learning, paving the way for better artificial intelligence. Scientists looking to create a new generation of supercomputers are looki...
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The importance of Satellites and Vehicles of the Future
The importance of Satellites and Vehicles of the Future The vehicles of the future will be constantly connected, and satellites could play an important role in this. In addition to US providers, a European consortium also intends to build a network in space for this purpose. The first OEMs are alrea...
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Atwell finances acquisition of Cross Surveying in Florida
Atwell finances acquisition of Cross Surveying in Florida Atwell has provided the financing to a private investment group that has acquired Cross Surveying, LLC, a 28-person land surveying firm based in Florida. As part of the transaction, Atwell will work with Cross Surveying on expansion opportuni...
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Cepton and Exwayz developing state-of-the-art LiDAR Mobile Robotics Solutions
Cepton and Exwayz developing state-of-the-art LiDAR Mobile Robotics Solutions Cepton, Inc., a Silicon Valley innovator and leader in high-performance lidar solutions, is collaborating with Exwayz to demonstrate new lidar-based perception solutions for mobile robotics applications. Exwayz provides pl...
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Verge Motorcycles begins production of Verge TS Model and Verge TS Pro
Verge Motorcycles begins production of Verge TS Model and Verge TS Pro Verge Motorcycles, the pioneering electric motorcycle company, is beginning series production of its much-anticipated Verge TS motorcycle. Verge has designed the motorcycle from the ground up with electric drive in mind, and unli...
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Cincoze launches the Ideal HMI Industrial Panel PC for Smart Manufacturing
Cincoze launches the Ideal HMI Industrial Panel PC for Smart Manufacturing Rugged embedded computer brand, Cincoze, knows that HMI is the most common application of industrial panel PCs. In addition to visualizing equipment-related data, HMI can also monitor and control machinery equipment, which is...
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Tiny magnetic whirlpools could transform Computing
Tiny magnetic whirlpools could transform Computing Magnets generate invisible fields that attract certain materials. A common example is fridge magnets. Far more important to our everyday lives, magnets also can store data in computers. Exploiting the direction of the magnetic field (say, up or down...
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American Chemical Society creates sticky tape that generates electricity
American Chemical Society creates sticky tape that generates electricity Along with bitterly cold temperatures, winter usually brings dry air and the occasional zap of static electricity. Those shocks might be annoying, but researchers are working to harness that otherwise wasted energy with triboel...
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Lafarge Canada donates Low-Carbon Concrete for Pic Mobert First Nation Sports Park
Lafarge Canada donates Low-Carbon Concrete for Pic Mobert First Nation Sports Park Lafarge Canada was proud to announce an in-kind donation of ECOPact low-carbon concrete, with a market value of over $50,000 CAD, to the construction of Pic Mobert First Nation (ON) on-reserve recreational sports park...
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A brief history of the Excavator
A brief history of the Excavator When was the first excavator invented? Why are they called crawler excavators? What can they do and where are they used? How big is the largest crawler excavator in the world? What will excavators of the future be able to do? A small glimpse into the history of the ....
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LiDAR Technology at Nanjing Port prevents accidents
LiDAR Technology at Nanjing Port prevents accidents Stacking cargo in a port warehouse environment is a delicate process. If cargo is stacked too high, the lifting equipment can hit the roof of the warehouse, causing damage to the roof and structure of the facility. While there are a number of sensi...
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Hyundai accelerates Software Defined Vehicles
Hyundai accelerates Software Defined Vehicles Hyundai Motor Group continues to accelerate its software-defined vehicle (SDV) development at its second HMG Developer Conference in November 2022. At the online/offline event, 70 R&D experts from Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Hyundai AutoE...
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JCB Hydradig wins high praise for manoeuvrability by Scottish Waste Firm
JCB Hydradig wins high praise for manoeuvrability by Scottish Waste Firm Motherwell-based Newtown Waste Solutions has purchased two new JCB Hydradig wheeled excavator models to work at its waste processing facility – where it recycles more than 95% of all the materials brought in. Supplied by...
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New OnLogic Raspberry Pi Industrial Controller engineered for the IoT Edge
New OnLogic Raspberry Pi Industrial Controller engineered for the IoT Edge Global industrial computer manufacturer and IoT solution provider OnLogic, known for their reliable, orange, industrial PCs, has announced the immediate availability of their Factor 202 Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4-powered i...
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