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Revolutionary Maglev elevator makes debut in Germany 26 June 2017

Revolutionary Maglev elevator makes debut in Germany
China unveils world’s first rail-free, self-driving “train” 7 June 2017

China unveils world’s first rail-free, self-driving “train”
Dutch professor develops simple trick to make roads “self-healing” 31 May 2017

Dutch professor develops simple trick to make roads “self-healing”
Machine learning can “halve payback time” for LED streetlights 26 May 2017

Machine learning can “halve payback time” for LED streetlights
How a blue Peruvian butterfly may help develop the perfect solar cell 19 May 2017

How a blue Peruvian butterfly may help develop the perfect solar cell
Scientists probe how to build roads in a changing climate 26 April 2017

Scientists probe how to build roads in a changing climate
Premium student accommodation in Glasgow made from Chinese “shipping containers” 29 March 2017

Premium student accommodation in Glasgow made from Chinese “shipping containers”
Swedish researchers find way to liquidise solar energy 27 March 2017

Swedish researchers find way to liquidise solar energy
Arup, Ramboll hired for $7.5bn tunnel between Germany and Denmark 22 March 2017

Arup, Ramboll hired for $7.5bn tunnel between Germany and Denmark
World’s first plastic bridge installed in UK 17 March 2017

World’s first plastic bridge installed in UK
Skills-starved Brexit Britain eyes prefab housing 10 March 2017

Skills-starved Brexit Britain eyes prefab housing
Vinci takes stake in French start-up to push large-scale 3D printing 10 February 2017

Vinci takes stake in French start-up to push large-scale 3D printing
Mixed-reality tech to help engineers inspect bridges from their desks 27 January 2017

Mixed-reality tech to help engineers inspect bridges from their desks
Viennese university develops inflatable solution for concrete domes 23 January 2017

Viennese university develops inflatable solution for concrete domes
Qatar workers to get air-con hard hats for sweltering summer work 20 December 2016

Qatar workers to get air-con hard hats for sweltering summer work
Japan develops high-performance rescue robot 14 December 2016

Japan develops high-performance rescue robot
University develops “cockroach cyborgs” to map disaster areas 23 November 2016

University develops “cockroach cyborgs” to map disaster areas
“Conductive concrete” protects against electromagnetic attack 15 November 2016

“Conductive concrete” protects against electromagnetic attack
Spray-painting robot makes painters redundant 27 October 2016

Spray-painting robot makes painters redundant
German VR safety system lets workers have accidents before they arrive on site 17 October 2016

German VR safety system lets workers have accidents before they arrive on site
US aims for world’s first 3D printed excavator 5 October 2016

US aims for world’s first 3D printed excavator
First ever private spaceport opens for New Zealand “space bus” 28 September 2016

First ever private spaceport opens for New Zealand “space bus”
Mexican firm’s “jigsaw” brick system “halves building time” 5 September 2016

Mexican firm’s “jigsaw” brick system “halves building time”
Singapore scientists discover bendable concrete 2 September 2016

Singapore scientists discover bendable concrete
Australia spends millions in quest for manufactured multi-storey housing 25 August 2016

Australia spends millions in quest for manufactured multi-storey housing
Scientists probe building blocks that eat waste and make electricity 5 August 2016

Scientists probe building blocks that eat waste and make electricity
Firm road tests surreal “straddling bus” in bid to revolutionise mass transit 4 August 2016

Firm road tests surreal “straddling bus” in bid to revolutionise mass transit
Research on sensors shows how scaffolding could “feel” its own deficiencies 1 August 2016

Research on sensors shows how scaffolding could “feel” its own deficiencies
China funds UK research on making ultra-light planes from graphene 25 July 2016

China funds UK research on making ultra-light planes from graphene
25 July 2016

Arup to help develop “tallest timber tower in world”