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Concrete Buildings as Rechargeable Batteries

The energy that comes from the wind and the sun as a renewable source has become a growing necessity. As a result, new ideas about rechargeable batteries have gained ground to capture these intermitt...

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Amsterdam: The World’s first 3D-printed steel bridge

Mark Girolami, professor at The Alan Turing Institute, stated that “3D printing is poised to become a major technology in engineering, and we need to develop appropriate approaches for testing and mo...

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Keller acquires RECON

Acquisition of specialty contractor RECON further strengthens Keller’s product range, sector diversity, and geographic footprint in the industrial services and environmental remediation markets. Kel...

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Earthquake strucks Alaska with 8.2 magnitude, The US National Tsunami Warning Center issued warnings for Tsunami

A huge magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck Alaska, on Wednesday July 28th 8:15 p.m., 91 kilometers (56 miles) east southeast of Perryville. The quake hypocenter was about 46 kilometers (29 miles) below t...

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Massive 6.1 magnitude earthquake hits Peru: at least 40 people injured

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake hited Peru, near Sullana, Provincia de Sullana, Piura, around noon on Friday 30 July 2021 at 12:10 pm local time, as the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) report...

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Parthenon: Triple anti-seismic protection and brilliant engineering

The Parthenon is one of the most iconic structures in the history of Western civilization. On Acropolis Hill in Athens, Parthenon stands more than 2.500 years. For decades it has survived a large num...

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Torrential rainfall and burst rivers swamp Henan cities: at least 25 deaths

A torrential rainfall hit Central China on the 20th of July causing the death of several people. Although floods during summer season are not unprecedented in some parts of China, the current record...

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Western Europe Floods update: Deaths up to 180, hundreds still missing

Last week, heavy rainfall across central and western Europe caused rivers to burst their banks, leading to at least 180 deaths and hundreds of people missing. As floodwaters start to recede in the co...

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Catastrophic flooding in Germany

Weather experts said rain in the regions of West Germany over a 24-hour period on July 14th has been unprecedented. More specifically, the weather system brought down 148 liters of rain per square m...

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Researchers in New Zealand develop a new 'rocking' technology for earthquake-resilient bridges

A new “rocking” technology that could make bridges more resilient to earthquakes has been developed by researchers in New Zealand. Their so-called ‘low-damage solution’ has a series of rocking bridge...

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