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Microelectronics to take computing to new heights
Microelectronics to take computing to new heights You’re seeing the story on your screen right now thanks to tiny switches known as transistors. The microchips in computers contain billions of them, each one sending electrical signals based on what you want the computer to do. Microelectronics like...
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Ground-breaking 1,250 Volt GaN Switcher IC announced by Power Integrations
Ground-breaking 1,250 Volt GaN Switcher IC announced by Power Integrations Power Integrations, the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, today released the world’s highest-voltage, single-switch gallium-nitride (GaN) power supply IC, featuring a 1250-volt...
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Apple M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max unveiled
Apple M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max unveiled Apple® today announced M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max, three chips featuring ground-breaking technologies that deliver dramatically increased performance and unleash new capabilities for Mac®. These are the first personal computer chips built using the industry-leading...
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Bringing the power of AI to prevent Traffic Jams in Road Construction
Bringing the power of AI to prevent Traffic Jams in Road Construction Road construction is a logistical minefield of local council permissions, workforce and machinery planning, and financial considerations. Any delays or complications can have large financial implications and critical impacts on lo...
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CIFA Energya E9 Electric Mixer Truck to be featured at Ecomondo
CIFA Energya E9 Electric Mixer Truck to be featured at Ecomondo CIFA is back at Ecomondo after many years with the latest addition to Energya – the electric brand: the E9 electric mixer truck mounted on a Volvo chassis, a 100% electric vehicle that works in a fully sustainable manner. Energya...
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MIT develops process to turn Carbon Dioxide into Fuel
MIT develops process to turn Carbon Dioxide into Fuel The search is on worldwide to find ways to extract carbon dioxide from the air or from power plant exhaust and then make it into something useful. One of the more promising ideas is to make it into a stable fuel that can replace fossil fuels ...
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Economic and conflict interplay causing Global Oil and Bitumen Fluctuations
Economic and conflict interplay causing Global Oil and Bitumen Fluctuations On Wednesday, following a two-day downturn in crude oil prices, the market experienced minimal fluctuations. This stability is attributed to the intertwining of two significant events: the looming demand concerns in Europe a...
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Balancing Railroad Level Crossing Safety and Performance
Balancing Railroad Level Crossing Safety and Performance Today, the rail industry has multiple digital capabilities for the most precise asset monitoring and efficient railroad maintenance. The fact that the situation with accidents at level crossings in the US has remained virtually unchanged over...
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Mecalac expands Electric Range with new eS1000 Swing Loader
Mecalac expands Electric Range with new eS1000 Swing Loader To meet increasing demand for more environmentally-friendly construction projects, Mecalac has harnessed its spirit of innovation and developed a range of 100% electric machines. The brand launched its very first 11-ton electric excavator,...
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Dansand invests in CDE Ultra Fines Recovery System in Denmark
Dansand invests in CDE Ultra Fines Recovery System in Denmark Dansand A/S, Denmark’s leading sand specialist, has announced plans for a new state-of-the-art ultra fines recovery system, designed and engineered by wet processing experts CDE, for its main site in Addit, north of Brædstrup. Founded in...
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CIRCOR Pumps for Asphalt Binder Processing and Transfer
CIRCOR Pumps for Asphalt Binder Processing and Transfer CIRCOR International, Inc., a leading manufacturer and marketer of differentiated technology products and sub-systems, highlights their IMO brand rotary screw pumps for processing and transferring asphaltenes and bitumen in a variety of applica...
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Improving Train Safety with IoT-Based Remote Monitoring
Improving Train Safety with IoT-Based Remote Monitoring Spanning 140,00 miles and supporting 167,000 jobs nationwide, the freight and passenger rail systems are a significant strength of the US economy. Of course, this nearly $80 billion-dollar industry is highly complex due to its sprawling infrast...
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Pomerleau wins NMG Construction Management Preparation Contract
Pomerleau wins NMG Construction Management Preparation Contract Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc. furthers its execution readiness for the construction of its Phase-2 commercial facilities, the Matawinie Mine and the Bécancour Battery Material Plant, with the appointment of Pomerleau as Construction Manag...
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Arduino PRO Portenta Hat Carrier bridges Arduino and Raspberry Pi Ecosystems
Arduino PRO Portenta Hat Carrier bridges Arduino and Raspberry Pi Ecosystems Arduino, the open-source hardware pioneer with 32 million active developers worldwide, today announced Portenta Hat Carrier, the newest addition to the Arduino PRO range of high-performance hardware designed to transform Po...
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Renesas evolves Induction Motor Position Sensing Technology
Renesas evolves Induction Motor Position Sensing Technology Renesas Electronics Corporation, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced an inductive position sensor (IPS) technology for highly accurate motor position sensor ICs for robotics, industrial and medical applic...
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Hytera announces On-demand LTE Mesh Device for Critical Missions
Hytera announces On-demand LTE Mesh Device for Critical Missions Hytera Communications, a leading global provider of professional communications technologies and solutions, has recently released its latest version of broadband mesh portable device E-mesh580P, engineered to offer robust link of voice...
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Latin America’s tallest building built with Cemex Vertua lower-carbon concrete
Latin America’s tallest building built with Cemex Vertua lower-carbon concrete Cemex is supplying a specialty mix of Vertua concrete products for the construction of Rise Tower in Monterrey, Mexico, which is expected to become the tallest tower in Latin America at a height of 475 meters and 10...
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OnsiteIQ expanding Construction Intelligence with $14m investment
OnsiteIQ expanding Construction Intelligence with $14m investment OnsiteIQ, a leading construction intelligence platform for commercial real estate investors, developers, and owners, today announced the completion of a $14-million Series B financing round. The round was led by existing investor Vert...
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Moxion Power Battery Technology a 2023 TIME Best Invention
Moxion Power Battery Technology a 2023 TIME Best Invention Today, Moxion Power, a California-based manufacturer of clean, mobile battery energy storage system (BESS) technology, made TIME’s Best Invention list for their MP-75/600, the first product in a line-up of mobile BESS products that will elec...
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Strategic Moves Businesses Should Be Considering
Strategic Moves Businesses Should Be Considering In the rapidly evolving landscape of modern business, strategic planning is paramount to staying competitive, resilient, and adaptable to change. To navigate complex challenges and seize the opportunities of today’s markets, businesses must make strat...
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New technology increases Hardness and Wear Properties of Titanium
New technology increases Hardness and Wear Properties of Titanium Scientists have suggested the technology that increases hardness and wear properties of titanium products. With the help of plasma electrolysis authors of the work have formed on the surface of the material rough oxide coating, and un...
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Creating the most Water-Repellent Materials
Creating the most Water-Repellent Materials Researchers have developed a new mechanism to make water droplets slip off surfaces, described in a paper published in Nature Chemistry. The discovery challenges existing ideas about friction between solid surfaces and water and opens up a new avenue for s...
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Japan’s Technological Maglev Rail Renaissance
Japan’s Technological Maglev Rail Renaissance Japan stands tall as a global leader in engineering research and technology, with technological achievements that are second to none. Yet, Japan’s rise wasn’t always smooth. After the devastation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, the n...
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Oil and bitumen prices ignited by Middle East Tensions
Oil and bitumen prices ignited by Middle East Tensions As tensions in the Middle East flared last week, the global Brent crude oil index saw a significant 4.1% jump on Monday, 16 October, reaching a high of $88.15 per barrel during the initial Asian trading sessions. This spike, however, still falls...
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IRONCLAD expands into Europe with Strategic Alliance
IRONCLAD expands into Europe with Strategic Alliance IRONCLAD Marketing, a global full-service business-to-business marketing agency specializing in industrial manufacturing clients, announces the launch of IRONCLAD Europe by FESTGE. Formed as a strategic alliance with Reinhold Festge GmbH & Co....
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Countdown commences for London EV Show 2023 at ExCel London
Countdown commences for London EV Show 2023 at ExCel London With only a month remaining before the anticipated London EV Show, potential exhibitors are being urged to seize the limited opportunities available, as a mere 15 stands are still up for grabs. In its forthcoming third rendition, the London...
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Scan to BIM allows Reverse Engineering from 3D Vision Data
Scan to BIM allows Reverse Engineering from 3D Vision Data Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology has developed building scan to BIM (Building Information Modelling)-based reverse engineering technology required for 3D geospatial information modelling domains such as digital tw...
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Scientists working to evolve recycling of mixed plastics
Scientists working to evolve recycling of mixed plastics Little of the mixed consumer plastics thrown away or placed in recycle bins actually ends up being recycled. Nearly 90% is buried in landfills or incinerated at commercial facilities that generate greenhouse gases and airborne toxins. Neither...
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UK Building Safety Act 2022 now fully implemented
UK Building Safety Act 2022 now fully implemented The final elements of the new building safety regime introduced by the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA) came in to force on 1 October 2023 and the new regime is now live. While the core of the new regime is focused on improving building safety in the ....
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Evolution of the Wheel Loader – From Modified Tractors to Technological Titans
Evolution of the Wheel Loader – From Modified Tractors to Technological Titans Wheel loaders, powerful movers in construction sites and mines, have come a long way from their humble origins. Today, with a myriad of models tailored for various tasks, the journey of the wheel loader from a makes...
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Santiago tackling Urban Congestion with Advanced Tolling Technology
Santiago tackling Urban Congestion with Advanced Tolling Technology Amidst the swelling challenges of urban congestion faced by global cities, Santiago de Chile emerges as a beacon of innovation in the realm of toll collection. The metropolitan region is currently witnessing a transformative shift,...
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Electric Vehicle Training and Certification meets demand for Electrification Skills
Electric Vehicle Training and Certification meets demand for Electrification Skills SME, the non-profit committed to accelerating new manufacturing technology adoption and building North America’s talent, has expanded its capabilities to serve the quickly-evolving talent needs in the electrifi...
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Worldsensing and Sensemetrics unveil Advanced Infrastructure Monitoring System
Worldsensing and Sensemetrics unveil Advanced Infrastructure Monitoring System In the wake of escalating climate challenges and tightening regulations, infrastructure stakeholders are under increased pressure to mitigate the fallout of natural calamities. With concerns around the potential collapse...
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Develon debuts in Réunion and Mayotte with a Bang at the XTREM PRO Events
Develon debuts in Réunion and Mayotte with a Bang at the XTREM PRO Events Réunion and Mayotte, islands shimmering in the vast Indian Ocean, recently witnessed a new horizon of construction equipment. The residents were treated to their inaugural glimpse of Develon’s offerings, previously under...
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New Tadano AC 5.250-2 Crane takes innovation and safety to the next level
New Tadano AC 5.250-2 Crane takes innovation and safety to the next level Ease of transportation combined with excellent lifting capacities – this is the primary development goal that the engineers at Tadano pursued when designing the new AC 5.250-2, which the company showcased in advance at bauma 2...
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Dalkia celebrates 12 month extension on North and Mid Wales Contract
Dalkia celebrates 12 month extension on North and Mid Wales Contract Dalkia, a leading technical and energy solutions provider in the UK, has secured a second 12-month extension to its existing 3-year contract with North and Mid Wales Trunk Road Agent, who is responsible for managing, maintaining, a...
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Limits and potential of Deep Generative AI Models in Engineering
Limits and potential of Deep Generative AI Models in Engineering Deep generative models (DGMs) like ChatGPT are making waves with their remarkable ability to produce poetic lines, complete symphonies, and craft visuals based on vast volumes of previous works. Yet, a fresh perspective from MIT engine...
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VolvoCE boosts presence in Indonesia with PTBA-ITU Excavator deal
VolvoCE boosts presence in Indonesia with PTBA-ITU Excavator deal In a significant development in Indonesia’s construction and mining sectors, PT Indotruck Utama (ITU), the exclusive dealer for Volvo CE, has fortified its growing alliance with the state-owned enterprise, PT Bukit Asam (PTBA)....
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XKoren taking Eco-friendly Electrical Control Equipment worldwide
XKoren taking Eco-friendly Electrical Control Equipment worldwide Turkish electrical control equipment manufacturer XKoren Electric has intensified its global expansion strategy with a €50 million investment. Striving to position itself as a leading global provider of eco-friendly electrical control...
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World Forum on Urban Forests promotes Green Design Philosophy
World Forum on Urban Forests promotes Green Design Philosophy Urban forestry is the most urgent challenge for the survival of cities. According to the United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs, by 2050 68% of the world’s population is expected to live in urban areas. Urban forests ar...
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JCB 140X Tracked Excavator exceeds expectations
JCB 140X Tracked Excavator exceeds expectations A groundworks and civil engineering specialist has hailed the outstanding performance, fuel efficiency and operator environment of its new JCB 140X tracked excavator. Luton-based Harkmac Construction Ltd bought the 15-tonne JCB 140X specifically for dr...
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Evolution of the Xwatch proportional Electric Over Hydraulic Control
Evolution of the Xwatch proportional Electric Over Hydraulic Control Tradition vs. Modernity: A Brief History In the initial stages, control systems predominantly relied on mechanical levers directly interfacing with high-pressure valves. Following this period, low-pressure (pilot) hydraulic systems...
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Biggest Start-up Construction Competition names 2023 Winners
Biggest Start-up Construction Competition names 2023 Winners Construction Start-up Competition 2023, the biggest start-up competition in the construction industry, named its winners today. The competition’s 7th edition – led by Cemex Ventures and its partners from Black & Veatch, Dysruptek by Ha...
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In-App Inspection feature for Safety Harnesses launched by Twiceme and Guardian
In-App Inspection feature for Safety Harnesses launched by Twiceme and Guardian Twiceme, a Swedish tech-ingredient in protective equipment and pioneer in worksite safety solutions, has announced the expansion of its partnership with global height safety specialist Guardian. This collaboration builds...
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AI helping to develop Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Catalysts
AI helping to develop Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Catalysts Proton exchange membrane hydrogen fuel cells (PEMFCs) used in hydrogen vehicles use expensive platinum catalysts to facilitate the oxygen reduction reaction at the anode. There are a vast number of elemental combinations and compositions that need t...
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Researchers create Smart Materials for Wearable Technology
Researchers create Smart Materials for Wearable Technology Fitness trackers, smartwatches and other wearable devices are popular ways to monitor and manage personal health. Researchers at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering are helping advance that technology by developing soft and stretchable elect...
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First 250m range Electric RV unveiled
First 250m range Electric RV unveiled Pioneering electric RV startup Grounded today announced its launch of the G2 – the world’s first 250-mile range all-electric solar-equipped RV. While the Grounded G1, released earlier this year, had a limited number of use cases due to its 100-mile range,...
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Revolutionizing traffic planning and management with PTV Group and Econolite
Revolutionizing traffic planning and management with PTV Group and Econolite This fall, PTV Group and Econolite will unveil their latest developments together under the umbrella brand Umovity for the first time. The Mobility Tech Update features the Mobility Tech Suite, combining PTV & Econolite...
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Trimble’s new Technology Labs advancing Agriculture and Construction Talent
Trimble’s new Technology Labs advancing Agriculture and Construction Talent Trimble and The Ohio State University have announced the opening of two state-of-the-art Trimble Technology Labs for the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) at The Ohio State University. B...
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UK CASE Roadshow a success for Civils and Construction Solutions
UK CASE Roadshow a success for Civils and Construction Solutions Wigan-based civil engineering and groundworks company Civils & Construction Solutions Ltd has ordered four CASE CX130E crawler excavators from local dealer Dennis Barnfield Ltd, to meet growing demand from customers across the Nort...
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New and improved G6 Single-Gas Detector unveiled by Blackline Safety
New and improved G6 Single-Gas Detector unveiled by Blackline Safety Blackline Safety Corp., today announced a significant upgrade to its G6 single-gas detector, adding new features and service plans to the life-saving wearable device. G6 now features the same real-time connectivity as the company’s...
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Revolutionizing Road Safety with Autonomous Traffic Cones
Revolutionizing Road Safety with Autonomous Traffic Cones In a monumental step towards transforming road safety, Sacyr, a global infrastructure heavyweight, has entered into a pioneering partnership with tech behemoth GMV. Their ambitious mission is to breathe life into the Automatic Cone Machine Sa...
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Parker Meggitt iPRESS Long-Range Wireless Tire Pressure Sensor certified
Parker Meggitt iPRESS Long-Range Wireless Tire Pressure Sensor certified Parker Meggitt, a leading international aerospace and defence business unit of Parker Aerospace, announced today that on August 1 it received Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for iPRESS™, a long-range wireless tire pr...
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Middle East Crisis sends shockwaves through Global Bitumen Markets
Middle East Crisis sends shockwaves through Global Bitumen Markets In a sudden turn of events, the geopolitical landscape in the Middle East underwent a seismic shift on Saturday, 7th October, when Hamas launched an offensive against Israel. This aggressive manoeuvre not only disrupted regional powe...
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Smart Robots revolutionise Nuclear Radiation Mapping
Smart Robots revolutionise Nuclear Radiation Mapping In 2013, researchers carried a Microsoft Kinect camera through houses in Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture. The device’s infrared light traced the contours of the buildings, making a rough 3D map. On top of this, the team layered information from an ea...
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The Booming Real Estate Market in Washington
The Booming Real Estate Market in Washington Nestled in the heart of the Pacific Northwest, Washington State beckons not only with its breath-taking landscapes and vibrant urban hubs but also with a real estate market that’s undergoing a remarkable transformation. As more and more people are d...
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UAE’s AI Minister Calls for Swift Global AI Governance Action
UAE’s AI Minister Calls for Swift Global AI Governance Action In a compelling address on Wednesday, His Excellency Omar Al Olama, the UAE’s Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy & Remote Work Applications, delivered a resounding call to action, urging nations...
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Construction Equipment Maintenance: Why It Matters
Construction Equipment Maintenance: Why It Matters In today’s fast-paced construction world, precision automotive parts manufacturers play a pivotal role. Their expertise ensures that equipment runs smoothly, and one of the key contributors to this efficiency is CNC machining for construction...
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Israel conflict sparks temporary surge in Bitumen Prices
Israel conflict sparks temporary surge in Bitumen Prices The recent conflict between Israel and Hamas has sent shockwaves through the global oil market, causing a significant surge in oil prices. According to a recent CNN report, oil prices experienced a 4% increase on Monday, driven by growing conc...
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Three factors driving the increase of Global Bitumen Prices
Three factors driving the increase of Global Bitumen Prices In recent developments, global crude oil, fuel, and bitumen prices have seen an increase, driven by a combination of factors impacting markets worldwide. These fluctuations have significant implications for the global economy, especially co...
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