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Japan inaugurates world’s largest nuclear fusion reactor
- Dec, 01, 2023
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- Japan, Naka
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The world’s largest nuclear fusion reactor was inaugurated in Japan on the first of December, marking a great leap forward towards “net energy gain”. Furthermore, the reactor is called JT-60SA and i...
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Processed spent coffee grounds can enhance concrete strength
- Nov, 20, 2023
- Concrete Structures General Civil General Construction Material Reuse Other Structural Sustainable Development News On Publications News On Research / Academia News On Products & Services Other News
- Australia, Melbourne
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Researchers at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) have recently published a paper which shows that the addition of processed spent coffee grounds to a concrete mix can significantly i...
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Potentially world’s largest known lithium deposit discovered in the US
- Aug, 30, 2023
- Energy Geotechnics Energy Engineering Sustainable Development Mining Other Geotechnical General Civil Geology Highlights News On Products & Services News On Research / Academia News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United States, Nevada
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A new study published on August 30, suggests that the world's largest lithium reserve could be located in the McDermitt caldera, inside an extinct volcano, between Nevada and Oregon in the US. Lithi...
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UN warns on the effects of sand dredging to the ocean floor and marine life
- Sep, 05, 2023
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The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) warned on Tuesday about the impact that sand dredging has on the ocean floor and marine life. Furthermore, UNEP’s Centre for Analytics, GRID-Geneva, has developed...
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MIT engineers create energy-storing cement mixture
- Jul, 31, 2023
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- United States, Massachusetts, Cambridge
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A paper was published on the last day of July, by a team of MIT researchers, regarding the creation of a cement and carbon black based material which acts as a supercapacitor while being structurally...
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UK’s most suitable geothermal areas strongly overlap with areas in need of investment, study finds
- Jun, 07, 2023
- Geothermal Geo-Energy Green Infrastructure Sustainable Development Other Geotechnical Energy Engineering General Construction General Civil Energy Geotechnics News On Research / Academia Other News
- United Kingdom
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A study conducted by Durham University and commissioned by Kieran Mullan, Member of Parliament (MP), identified the 45 most suitable sites for deep geothermal development. Furthermore, the same study...
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91,421 paper downloads in 2021 for the ISSMGE International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories!
The ISSMGE International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories is proud to announce that its papers were downloaded 91,421 times in 2021. The In The ISSMGE International Journal of Geoengineering...
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Plans for carbon-neutral homes in England are a step back according to experts
According to industry experts, the government’s new building regulations were supposed to be the blueprint for carbon-neutral homes, helping the co According to industry experts, the government’s new...
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A 5D platform for earthquake prevention and control
A five-dimensional (5D) smart city earthquake simulation platform was exhibited by its developer, the National Center for Research on Earthquake Engi A five-dimensional (5D) smart city earthquake sim...
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Open Online Course on "Seismology to Earthquake Engineering", offered by École Polytechnique - IP Paris
École Polytechnique - Institut Polytechnique Paris is offering a new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) titled Seismology to Earthquake Engineering. École Polytechnique - Institut Polytechnique Paris...
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