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Floating solar on Moroccan dams could transform water and energy security

Floating solar technology is being studied in Morocco as a potential response to two major infrastructure challenges: water scarcity and rising electricity demand. A recent scientific study by Morocca...

Digital twins and real-time sensing are reshaping civil infrastructure management

Digital twin technology is rapidly changing how civil engineers monitor, assess, and maintain infrastructure. What was once a largely reactive process based on periodic inspections is increasingly bei...

NGOs endorse geothermal sustainable development pact

On December 17, 2025, eight organizations—the Center for Public Enterprise, Clean Air Task Force, Environmental Defense Fund, Federation of American Scientists, League of Conservation Voters, Nationa...

University-led initiative assesses mine-water district energy in Cumberland, B.C.

Cumberland, British Columbia, is partnering with the University of Victoria-led Accelerating Community Energy Transformation (ACET) initiative to evaluate a district energy system that would use wate...

PolyU deploys ai-enabled bridge inspection system across 11 Hong Kong bridges

A research team at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has unveiled an intelligent bridge inspection system that integrates proprietary non-destructive testing (NDT) technologies with advanc...

UCI and NASA JPL link Antarctic ice loss to short-term ocean features

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory report that stormlike circulation patterns beneath Antarctic ice shelves are driving aggressive melting, with...

University of Urbino and Saipem launch GgeotherMOOC, a free MOOC on geothermal energy

The University of Urbino Carlo Bo and Saipem have launched “GeotherMOOC,” described as the first Massive Open Online Course dedicated to geothermal energy. The free, open-access program examines the...

VR, remote labs, and the future of civil engineering education

Civil engineering programs now treat virtual labs as essential. Students run structural tests, soil behavior analyses, and systems modeling from laptops with professional-grade tools. The rapid pivot...

What should countries do with their nuclear waste?

A comprehensive review from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) addresses strategies for the long-term management of nuclear waste generated by commercial reactors, with emphasis on engineeri...

Construction’s carbon footprint to double by 2050, study warns

A new global analysis published in Communications Earth & Environment warns that the construction sector’s carbon footprint has more than doubled since 1995, and, under current trends, is expecte...

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