Chinese Builders Wanted in the US
Chinese Builders Wanted in the US In recent years, China’s economy and cities have grown exponentially. This growth has forced them to design new bridges, roads, train tracks, train stations, and airp...
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Boost the Infrastructure
At a point in time, the world was envious of the American infrastructure. America was ahead of the world in innovation and cities were developing faster and centering more around industry. That was th...
Rise of Photovolatics
The Belt and Road Initiative have increased the demand within the infrastructure and energy sector opening up a new realm of possibilities for Chinese photovoltaic firms. JinkoSolar Holding Co Ltd, th...
The History of Solar Power
In 1839, a French scientist named Edmund Becquerel, discovered that there is a creation of voltage when a material is exposed to light. It was not until thirty-seven years later that the observance of...
Steel Demand Increase
Steel, one of the most commonly used metals, is used in to manufacture hundreds of objects in our everyday lives such as our homes, appliances, and cars. With such a wide variety of uses steel is a gl...
Coal on the Rise in China, U.S., and India
Over the past several years, there has been a shift away from polluting and harmful energy sources such as coal and fossil fuels towards renewable greener energy sources. With new sources of energy ha...
Compact Panel Bridges
Compact panel bridges, or bailey bridges, are a type of portable, pre-fabricated, truss bridge. They are known for their convienent transport, speedy erection, and easy disassembly. Because of this th...
World’s First Amphibious Drone Made in Shanghai
UVS Intelligence System, a private company in Shanghai, has produced the world’s first automatic, amphibious commercial aircraft and started the mass production of its U650 seaplane to enter the marke...
Smart Robot Developed in China Guarantees Water Resistance of New Apple Phones
Technology developed by a Chinese university has been incorporated into the latest phones released by Apple. The iPhone 8 and iPhone X, which were unveiled on Wednesday, are “precision‑engineere...
JSW Steel Aims To Increase Own Iron Ore Production
JSW Steel Ltd, India’s biggest local steelmaker, aims to be producing 80 percent of the iron ore needed for its flagship plant in south India in three years time as it seeks to cut costs, a senior exe...
New Pipeline to Boost Energy Diversification
China is expected to import 30 million metric tons of crude oil from Russia annually starting from next year through two transmission pipelines between the two countries, in the latest step to guarant...
Steel, Korean Companies Benefiting From China’s Steel Industry Restructuring
The Chinese government is pushing ahead with steel industry restructuring in order to deal with oversupply in the domestic market. The Chinese government recently announced that China’s annual steel p...
China Steel, Iron-Ore Climb as Traders Restock for Peak Season
MANILA – Iron-ore futures in China jumped more than 2% on Wednesday, rising with steel prices for a second day as traders build stocks to cash in on the peak season for demand in the world’s top...
Sale Of Brazilian Steel Mill CSA Complete
The sale of the CSA Siderúrgica do Atlântico (CSA) steel mill in Brazil to the Latin American steelmaker Ternium is complete. With the closing of the transaction Thyssenkrupp has received the purchase...
Thyssenkrupp Sees Boost For Steel From Shift To Electric Cars
Thyssenkrupp’s European steel business, expected to be merged soon with its counterpart at Tata Steel, will get a boost from the auto industry’s shift toward electric vehicles, a senior executive at t...
China Railway Shares Its Experience in Operating Heavy Haul Train
China Railway Transportation Bureau deputy director-general Shen Ruiyuan said the entity was working on improving the heavy haul technology for the 30 000 t axle load through developing new mobile hea...
China Successfully Purifies Rare Metal Used to Make Aircraft Engines
A Chinese private enterprise has successfully purified the rare metal rhenium to manufacture the single crystal blade, which is crucial for the production of aircraft engines, CCTV.com reported on Sep...
GFG Alliance Completes Acquisition Of Arrium
Indian entrepreneur Sanjeev Gupta led GFG Alliance on Thursday completed the acquisition of Australia’s leading integrated mining, recycling, steel manufacturing and steel distribution business, Arriu...
China Steel PMI Rises To 16-Month High In August On Strong Production
Activity in China’s steel industry expanded in August at the fastest pace since April 2016, industry data showed on Thursday, reflecting high levels of production and low inventory. The Purchasi...
SOHAR Breaks Container Throughput Record
SOHAR has released new figures showing a solid first-half of 2017, as both the Port and Freezone continue to play a crucial role in the diversification and globalization of Oman’s economy. Despite on-...
Rust-Prevention Sealing System Ideal for Corrosive Environments
Engineering components manufacturer Bearing Man Group’s (BMG’s) range of sealing products includes the Rust-Anode cold galvanization system, designed for rust prevention in diverse industries, says BM...
Innovative Device Heals Organs with a Single Touch
“By using our novel nanochip technology, injured or compromised organs can be replaced. We have shown that skin is a fertile land where we can grow the elements of any organ that is declining,&#...
Chinese Scientists Make Breakthrough in Super Steel
Chinese scientists said Thursday they have developed a super steel that has a high level of both strength and ductility, a breakthrough that may have a wide variety of industrial applications. Further...
Audi Prototype with Solar Roof to be Built by End of 2017
German premium car maker Audi and Alta Devices, a subsidiary of Chinese solar-cell specialist, Hanergy, have joined forces in a project that will attempt to use thin-film...
World’s Biggest Solar Thermal Power Plant to be Built in Australia
The Australian state government has approved of the construction of 150-megawatt structure in Port Augusta in South Australia, making it the biggest solar thermal power plant of its kind in the w...
Aluminum Alloy to Help Produce Hydrogen Fuel
Researchers at the US Army Aberdeen Proving Ground Research Laboratory were developing a high-strength aluminum alloy when they made an astonishing discovery. During routine testing of ...
From Quad-Bike to Quad-Copter
The flying quad bike, developed by Neva Aerospace, is a fully-electrical vehicle that could be used in parcel transportation, extreme sports and leisure, active defense and heavy lifting. The drone, c...
US Set Trial Subsidy Rates on Aluminum Foil from China
The US Commerce Department set trial subsidy rates on imports of aluminum foil from China on August 8. On the other hand, China has prompted US authorities to follow the World Trade Organization rules...
An Electric Bus Fleet to Run in LA
The city of Los Angeles on July 27 announced plans to have a fleet of fully electric, zero-emissions buses by 2030. Hilda Solis, a Metro Board Member, said the vote represents an enormous investment i...
Design and Manufacture of High-Speed Trains, China
The immense facility stretches in the suburbs of the city of Qingdao. It has the capacity to turn out three brand new high-speed trains every four days; the 1.8 million square meter plant complex cont...
Uganda, Tanzania Start Work on Construction of 1 445 km Oil Pipeline
The leaders of Tanzania and Uganda laid a foundation stone on August 5 for the construction of a $3.55-billion-crude export pipeline that would pump Ugandan oil for international markets. The 1 445 km...
Floating "Dragonfly Bridge" on Wulan Mulun River
564 km to Beijing, in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, a bridge mimicking a dragonfly-shaped robot is expected to be build. London-based architect Margot Krasojevic has been appointed by the ...
Hyperloop to Succeed Tests for the First Time at 192 mph
On July 29, Hyperloop One completed Phase 2 of testing, almost reaching the full distance of the 500-metre DevLoop track in the Nevada desert. The Hyperloop One XP-1, the company’s first-generation po...
"Smartflower" Blossoms in the Philippines
Inspired by the sunflower, the Smartflower is a device that got an award for its solar power design. It is geared with 12 petals of solar panels attached to a dual-axis track and it is covering 59 squ...
Car Vending Machine in China?
The first car vending machine saw the light in late 2015. Another car vending machine was opened in Singapore in May this year by secondhand car dealer Autobahn Motors; the 15-floor tower can hold 60 ...
World’s Deepest High Speed Train Station to be Built Under Great Wall
The world’s deepest train station is now Arsenalna, in Kiev’s metro system, at 105 meters underground. In China, at the Badaling section of the Great Wall, the construction of the world’s deepest high...