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Lund University develops branched nanowire led to reduce light trapping losses

Researchers at Lund University have developed a new type of light-emitting diode based on thin branched nanowires, designed to achieve significantly higher efficiency and lower production costs compar...

Astronomers detect exocomet evidence in young planetary system PDS 70

Astronomers at Lund University in Sweden have found evidence of exocomets — comets located in other solar systems — orbiting a young star in the planetary system PDS 70. The system is just over five m...

GBP16m Barbican package highlights complexity of structural retrofit

A GBP16m demolition and structures package is being prepared for the Barbican Renewal Programme in London, placing structural sequencing, temporary works and careful intervention at the centre of the...

GBP800m South Wales civils framework prepares for bidding

Contractors will soon be able to bid for places on a new GBP800m civil engineering framework being established by five Welsh councils, covering construction, maintenance and specialist infrastructu...

UC Berkeley researchers use virtual reality and earthquake simulator to study human risk perception during seismic events

UC Berkeley researchers are conducting a study to understand how people perceive risk and make decisions during earthquakes, combining earthquake simulation, virtual reality, and real-time self-report...

Louisiana spaceport plan would reshape coastal launch infrastructure

A new USD100bn spaceport has been announced for coastal Louisiana, with plans to create what could become the largest rocket launch facility on Earth. The proposed 125,000 acre site at Pecan Island in...

Dubai airport expansion adds 31-mile automated people mover system

Dubai’s Al Maktoum International Airport expansion is moving into another major infrastructure phase, with a contract awarded for a 31-mile automated people mover system that will connect terminals an...

Scape opens GBP8bn framework for public sector construction delivery

SCAPE has issued the Tender Notice for its next-generation Construction Works & Services Framework, a GBP8bn procurement covering public sector construction across England, Wales and Northern Irel...

£1.2bn Scape framework opens route for regional construction works

Public sector procurement organisation Scape has launched procurement for a new £1.2bn Regional Construction Works and Services framework, designed to support construction projects across the Midlands...

The futuristic Loop imagines a northern powerhouse built around high-speed rail

A GBP130bn rail concept known as The Loop has been presented as a bold proposal to connect major cities across northern England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and Northern Ireland. The idea, championed by...

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