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Roads of the future could power our homes and the vehicles that drive them
Our sister publication Better Roads has an interesting report today on the roads of the future. Two U.S. companies are working on ways to implement solar panels, LEDs for lining roads and giving warnings to passengers. They’re even working on a way to charge electric vehicles that run on them. Solar Roadways, is working on […]
March 18, 2013
Construction Equipment
Light Transmitting Concrete turns walls into screens
From a functionality standpoint, innovations like this may seem a bit silly to those of us who use concrete to, you know, build sturdy structures. That’s the most important property of concrete after all, right? Nonetheless, seeing a concrete wall transform around sunset from the gray boring slab you see to the right to the […]
March 15, 2013
Construction Equipment
Concrete canvas tent inflates and hardens into permanent structure
This is a development that has great to potential to have far reaching effects across the world. A U.K. company called Concrete Canvas has developed inflatable tents out of their material that harden into permanent structures after sprayed with water. The canvas itself is lightweight and flexible but contains all of the materials that make up concrete. […]
March 14, 2013
Technology
Drones may one day build skyscrapers
We’ve seen how unmanned aerial vehicles can be used for surveying. But how about being used to construct a full-fledged skyscraper on their own? The Smithsonian Magazine’s Design Decoded blog has a really interesting piece just that. According to the article, Swiss architects Gramazio & Kohler, in collaboration with Professor Raffaello D’Andrea, developed a method they call “Flight […]
March 4, 2013
Construction Equipment
Cat excavator, wheel loader teams both take home the crystal in a first for Equipment World Innovations awards
The weather was cold, but the reception most definitely was not last week in Peoria. For nine years now, Equipment World editors have been selecting what we consider the elite. The product introductions that go above and beyond the typical upgrade and truly move the needle forward in this industry. For these products, we reserve […]
January 30, 2013
Construction Equipment
Volvo receives Equipment World Innovations Award
Pamela Messer and Ian Harvey (center and right) receive the 2013 Equipment World Innovations Award from our own Geoffrey Love, director of sales, heavy construction. Volvo won the award for its On-board weighing system for articulated trucks. The OBW system measures the weight of the truck’s loads with sensors and relays that information to the […]
January 30, 2013
Construction Equipment
Dutch architect to build house with a 3D printer
At this point, 3D printers are typically used for minor engineering purposes. They can be useful for drafting out a prototype, for making replacement parts and for scale models. But Dutch architect Janjaap Ruijssenaars of Universe Architecture wants to take 3D printing to a whole new level. He wants to print a house. In what […]
January 22, 2013
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Place your vote for the World of Concrete 2013 Most Innovative Product Award
We’re less than a month away from World of Concrete (WOC) but there’s already a way you can begin participating in the show. WOC has posted its nominees for the 2013 Most Innovative Product Award, featuring eight product categories. The 50 nominees were chosen because each offers a method to increase jobsite and plant productivity, […]
January 10, 2013
Construction Equipment
Discovery could lower cost of making biofuel
Scientists at the United States Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the BioEnergy Science Center (BESC) have discovered a breakthrough that could lead to greater sugar yields and lower costs to make biofuels, Science Daily reported. In the production of biofuels, enzymes gently break down cells by speeding up fermentation and […]
December 6, 2012
Equipment
Century-old fermentation process may produce cleaner-burning diesel
University of California, Berkeley scientists have discovered a way to produce renewable diesel fuel by using a fermentation process once used to produce explosives.
November 13, 2012
Equipment
Thunderbolts and lightning very, very … concrete recycling?
Citing “no effective recycling method for concrete,” German researchers are developing an electrifying method of their own. And it involves bolts of lightning.
October 15, 2012
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