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New PVC Conduit Benders Offer Solutions for Many Contractor Needs
Southwire Tools & Equipment is introducing a new line of heavy-duty PVC conduit benders that helps users increase efficiency when heating and bending PVC conduit.
Contracts Let for UK High-Speed Rail Project
The $8.63 billion Phase One is due for completion in 2026. Work extending the line should be completed by 2027.
Rotating Pipelayer Offers Increased Power and Lifting Capacity
The excavator-based design and 360-degree swing capacity allow for more productive pipelaying and less repositioning.
$1bn Pumped Energy Storage Project Set for Philippines
The project will assist in grid management and provide low-cost and reliable peaking power. The project is expected to start construction by the end of 2017 with commissioning planned for early 2022.
Hudson River Rail Tunnel Moves Forward with EIS Report
The federal rail agency states that the preferred plan includes two new rail tubes in a single tunnel beneath the Hudson River.
Built in the U.S.A: Feds Release Rail Plan for the Northeast
The plan aims to accommodate rail travel that could be 70% higher at New York's Penn Station and 80% higher at Washington D.C.'s Union Station.
China has Successfully Teleported an Atom into Space
Gone are the days of teleportation being a Jetson’s-esque dream.
Watch: Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, BorgWarner's Turbocharger, and Robotic Bricklaying
Juno spacecraft flies close to Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, BorgWarner rolls out a powerful turbocharger, and Caterpillar is looking at robotic bricklaying. We’ll show you how it works.
Hybrid Wheel Loader Delivers 50% Fuel Efficiency Gain
The prototype used 100% renewable diesel, resulting in reduced greenhouse gas emissions.
Why Did the Pre-WWII Bunker Cross the Road?
To complete the widening of a Dutch shipping channel.
A Telescoping Robot Arm? New Research Shows How It's Done
A new computational design methodology provides a practical tool for designing telescoping structures.
How Abrasive Blasting with ARMEX™ Works
When baking soda impacts a substrate, the impact energy is transferred back into the baking soda crystal itself, which gets fractured and blown apart. The substrate remains unchanged.
Identifying Trees Through Chemical Fingerprints
In an effort to combat the illegal harvesting of trees from protected areas, scientists from Oregon USDA Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest Station have come up with a way to determine where a piece of wood originated by unearthing the piece of wood’s unique chemical structure.
New Turbocharger Boosts 1.0-Liter Gasoline Engines
BorgWarner has delivered its wastegate turbocharger for Honda’s new three-cylinder 1.0-liter gasoline direct-injected engine.
Nuclear to Coal to Hydrogen: Sheldon Station Blazes a Trail
Engineers advance plans to convert a 125 MW power plant from coal to hydrogen. Doing so would make the plant the largest hydrogen-fueled electric power station in the U.S.
6.7 Kilometer Underground Tunnel Completed Between Hong Kong and Zhuhai
An underground tunnel section of “the long-awaited” Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) was completed on Friday.
Watch: Robotic Bricklayer Gains Cat Investment
Caterpillar signed a deal to discuss and develop a potential framework to manufacture and service Fastbrick Robotics’ robotic bricklaying technology.
Concrete: Both a Cause of and a Solution for Air Pollution?
Linked to roughly seven million premature deaths around the world, poor air quality is caused by a number of factors, with sulfur dioxide emissions from power plants being one of the most common causes of air pollution. Another large sulfur dioxide emission producer, oddly enough: cement kilns.
Growing the Next Generation of Green Structures
Green building has been a trend for a while now. A Brunel University London student takes that trend to the next level: growing green structures.
Bracing Holds Promise of Collapse-proof Buildings in Quakes
The earthquake-resistant bracing is intended for buildings with a mullion-and-transom design, and connects the horizontal beams with the vertical post.