Materials is becoming increasingly important across global construction, infrastructure and industrial technology, influencing how projects are visualised, coordinated, delivered and managed over time.
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From planning and design to field execution and asset management, this topic sits at the centre of digital change across the built environment, helping teams improve visibility, accuracy, coordination and long-term performance.
Almonty Industries Inc. has crossed a decisive threshold at its flagship Sangdong Mine in South Korea. The successful delivery of the first truckload of ore to the Run of...
GeologicAI has taken a decisive step to strengthen its position in the global critical minerals sector with the acquisition of Lumo Analytics, a specialist in Laser-Induc...
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has committed a substantial €500 million loan to Sandvik, the Stockholm-based engineering giant, to underwrite its 2026-2029 R&D pu...
Heidelberg Materials UK has completed a demanding resurfacing scheme along the B3135 through Cheddar Gorge, strengthening one of Britain’s most celebrated scenic roads wh...
The global march toward ever-taller skyscrapers continues to push structural engineering into new territory. As these towers climb higher, the lower sections of their cor...
Ceramic engineering has inched forward for decades, yet one stubborn hurdle has repeatedly held back its wider industrial adoption: producing large, leak‑tight components...
The global plastics crisis has reached a crossroads, where traditional waste management systems can no longer keep pace with escalating production. Mechanical recycling,...
Growing pressure on global energy systems continues to expose the limits of fossil fuel dependence. As demand rises and environmental conditions worsen, industries are be...
Rising temperatures and longer heatwaves have pushed scientists to rethink how clothing can protect people in harsh environments. A collaborative project between the Univ...
Stainless-steel has long been admired in construction for its corrosion resistance, aesthetic appeal, and longevity. Yet, despite its clear advantages, its widespread use...
Cement, the backbone of modern construction, is also one of the most carbon-intensive materials on Earth. Accounting for nearly 8% of global CO2 emissions, its production...
As the demand for vast, open-span structures rises across global construction markets, engineers are increasingly turning to prestressed steel systems for their superior...
Three-dimensional concrete printing (3DCP) has quickly become one of the most promising innovations in modern construction. It offers the potential for faster, more susta...
Concrete may be the backbone of global infrastructure, yet the world is grappling with its environmental footprint. Traditional mixes rely heavily on virgin aggregates an...
Concrete rail ties are the backbone of modern railway networks, securing rails in place and maintaining precise alignment under immense loads. However, as trains grow fas...
Concrete has always been the stoic backbone of infrastructure, but new “self-sensing” mixes are giving it a voice. Imagine bridge pillars and pavements that themselves de...
Imagine a fine powdery dust piling up by the tonne at the edge of a quarry, once considered little more than an inconvenient by-product. Today, that very quarry dust is b...
DMAT, a deep-tech innovator spun out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has successfully raised $4.5 million to fast-track the commercialisation of its g...
Saint-Gobain Canada has marked a pivotal moment in its Western Canadian operations with the completion and commissioning of the CertainTeed Kootenay West Gypsum Mine near...
Across the globe, tens of millions of kilometres of roads stitch together cities, towns, and villages, with asphalt as the literal groundwork of development. Asphalt (als...
The global bitumen industry is gearing up for a landmark event as the inaugural South Asia Bitumen Conference 2025 (SABIT 2025) prepares to open its doors on 13–14 Novemb...
Over the years, road pavements endure relentless punishment from traffic loads and environmental forces, leading to common surface issues such as rutting, cracking, ravel...
Steel is the backbone of modern infrastructure, from soaring skyscrapers and bridges to the cars and trains that connect our cities. For over a century, engineers have re...
The construction of the Gordie Howe International Bridge marks a defining moment in North American infrastructure. Stretching 1.5 miles across the Detroit River to connec...
Concrete is literally the foundation of modern civilisation, but it comes with a hefty climate cost. The production of cement, the key ingredient in concrete, emits an es...
A research team at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities has opened a potential new chapter in the history of iron and steelmaking. By observing iron formation in real...
Reinforced concrete has been the backbone of modern infrastructure for over a century, but evaluating its integrity has always posed challenges. Traditional inspection me...
Concrete remains the most widely used construction material on the planet, but it comes at a cost. Traditional cement production accounts for nearly 8% of global CO₂ emis...
Industrial Tech World Asia 2025 (ITWA 2025) is gearing up for a landmark debut under a refreshed brand identity, promising to be one of the most significant industrial ev...
The sharp crack of splitting wood echoes through Empa’s vast construction hall. A horizontal load of over 100 kilonewtons has just snapped a beam in a two-storey timber w...
Engineers at the University of Michigan have turned to a 7,500-year-old craft for inspiration, creating woven metamaterials that combine resilience and stiffness in ways...
MIT researchers have unveiled a ground-breaking method for directly imaging material degradation in three dimensions, as it happens, within a nuclear reactor-like environ...
From Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s labs to the engine bays and fuselages of the future, DuAlumin‑3D is redefining what aluminium alloys can do. This cutting‑edge materi...
Polymers are the workhorses of modern materials science, embedded in everything from life-saving medical devices to high-performance aerospace components. Their versatili...
A pioneering study from Binghamton University and Brookhaven National Laboratory is challenging decades-old assumptions in the world of metal production. Published in Nat...
In the ongoing narrative of sustainable construction, the combination of lightweight, eco-friendly geopolymer concrete and fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite column...
Concrete may be the backbone of our cities, roads and bridges, but it’s not invincible. Over time, exposure to temperature fluctuations, heavy loads and water penetration...
A new era in concrete technology could be on the horizon, thanks to an innovative approach that promises both strength and sustainability. Researchers have unveiled compr...
In a leap forward for the electronics industry, researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have unveiled a method to steer the flow of electricity in atom-thi...
Red Stag Materials has chalked up a significant milestone in public procurement, securing a place across all four Lots in the highly competitive Scotland Excel Framework...
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