Category: Engineering

  • ENR 2025 Top Owners Review: Tariff ‘Golden Age’ Stuns Construction Market

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    Overall, the value of construction-in-progress (CIP) for ENR’s Top 425 Owners rose 9.3% to $595.84 billion from 2023 to 2024. Part of that rise could be attributed to more moderately sized projects coming online, according to...


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  • Abandoned US nuclear plant transformed into world’s quietest sound lab

    Abandoned US nuclear plant transformed into world’s quietest sound lab

    The two 496-foot-tall WNP-3 and WNP-5 cooling towers of the abandoned Washington Public Power Supply System (WPPSS) in Satsop, once part of the largest nuclear power plant construction project in the U.S., have been transformed into an advanced…

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  • Scientists unveil most detailed brain wiring diagram ever created

    Scientists unveil most detailed brain wiring diagram ever created

    What began with a sliver of brain tissue no larger than a grain of sand has culminated in a scientific achievement once deemed impossible. A global team of researchers has unveiled the most intricate wiring diagram ever created of a mammalian…

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  • Airbus Plans Fuel-Cell Powered, Electric Aircraft

    Airbus Plans Fuel-Cell Powered, Electric Aircraft

    One of the greatest climate-related engineering challenges right now is the design and construction of a large, zero-emission, passenger airliner. And in this massive undertaking, no airplane maker is as invested as Airbus.

    At the Airbus Summit, a…

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  • World’s first 16-barrel missile, drone killing gun unleashed by China

    World’s first 16-barrel missile, drone killing gun unleashed by China

    To improve its anti-drone warfare and neutralize low-flying rockets, missiles, and helicopters, China has developed a new weapon system that equips a 16-barrel gun. 

    According to China’s state-run Global Times, the first-of-its-kind weapon…

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  • Scientists turn CO2 pollution into fuel at record speed

    Scientists turn CO2 pollution into fuel at record speed

    The race toward carbon neutrality demands bold innovation. 

    Carbon dioxide, the primary culprit in climate change, is a global challenge. 

    Researchers have long been exploring ways to convert CO2 into valuable chemicals. One of the most…

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  • China’s largest nuclear reactor base nears fueling after hot test

    China’s largest nuclear reactor base nears fueling after hot test

    The second unit of the Zhangzhou nuclear power plant in China has hit an important milestone after completing a hot functional test, thus clearing the way for the next steps toward fuel loading and joining the state grid.

    Hot functional…

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  • Bruce Power’s Unit 5 nuclear refurbishment approved for 2026 start

    Bruce Power’s Unit 5 nuclear refurbishment approved for 2026 start

    The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) of Ontario, Canada, has approved Bruce Power – the world’s largest operating nuclear facility – to begin its fourth Major Component Replacement (MCR) project, set to start on Unit 5 next…

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  • Scientists create world-first touchable 3D holograms that float in air

    Scientists create world-first touchable 3D holograms that float in air

    A team of researchers from the Public University of Navarra (UPNA) has made a breakthrough in holographic technology.

    Led by Doctor Elodie Bouzbib and including Iosune Sarasate, Unai Fernández, Manuel López-Amo, Iván Fernández, Iñigo…

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  • New laser tech could drastically reduce data center cooling costs

    New laser tech could drastically reduce data center cooling costs

    A high amount of the energy used by data centers is for cooling purposes.

    Data centers handle everything from basic tasks like email processing to complex operations like AI training. However, these systems face a major challenge with the…

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