The importance of crude oil cannot be overstated in modern life. It powers vehicles, heats homes, and fuels industries. Yet this process is one of the planet’s largest energy drains.
Roughly 1 percent of global energy use goes into…
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Scientists simulate how tens of thousands of electrons move in real time
Scientists have developed a simulation that can predict how tens of thousands of electrons move in materials in real time, or natural time rather than compute time.
Developed by a team from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National…
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Massachusetts Contractor Pays $11M to Settle Illegal Dumping Charges in Rhode Island
Barletta Heavy Division has agreed to pay an unprecedented $11 million to settle a civil case involving illegal dumping of tons of toxic fill during construction of a Providence, R.I., highway connector project and lying about it, Rhode…
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Mass. Contractor Pays $11M to Settle Illegal Dumping Charges in Rhode Island
Barletta Heavy Division has agreed to pay an unprecedented $11 million to settle a civil case involving illegal dumping tons of toxic fill during construction of a Providence highway connector project and lying about it, Rhode Island’s attorney…
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AI firm sued after chatbot romance ends in Florida teen’s suicide
Trigger Warning: The following story contains details about suicide
A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday refused to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit against Character.AI and Google, clearing the way for a Florida mother’s case to move forward….
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Hyundai deploys AI robots to charge EVs at Incheon airport
Hyundai Motor Group—which includes both Hyundai and Kia—is bringing AI-powered charging robots to Incheon Airport, fusing future mobility with one of the world’s busiest travel hubs.
These AI-powered automatic charging robots (ACRs) will…
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House Passes ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ With Key Provisions for Construction
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives passed their tax and spending bill, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, by a 215-214 vote during an overnight session May 22. The package includes tax deductions benefiting many construction…
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Marine offshore platform gets solar boost to reduce 90% CO2 emissions
Solar equipment provider JCE Energy and offshore engineering firm Aquaterra Energy have successfully delivered a fully solar-powered, autonomous offshore platform for a supermajor’s Sea Swift production facility off the coast of Angola.
The…
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High Court Rules 9-0 That False DBE Reporting on Fed Projects is Fraud
The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously May 22 that a Philadelphia painting contractor and its project manager defrauded the Pennsylvania Dept. of Transportation and U.S. government that provided federal funds to two transportation projects it won…
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Heads Carolina, Tails California — Rebuilding Needs to be Based on Data, Not Just Local Concerns
Countless communities ask themselves this question: After facing devastating flooding, fires, and wind, should they rebuild?
If they do, can anything withstand a future natural disaster? Engineers, designers, policymakers, and citizens grapple…
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