Uncertain Future for Container Stations
The direct port delivery (DPD) scheme was introduced at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port and Chennai Port by the Central Government, India, in order to make business go more smoothly. DPD allows importers to...
Author Archives: Alloy
China Shut 42.4 Million Tonnes of Steel Capacity in the First Half
China shut 42.4 million tonnes of crude steel capacity in the first half of 2017, equal to 84% of its target for the whole year. The capacity cuts made this year do not include a nationwide campaign t...
The First Floating Wind Farm to Rise
International energy company Statoil has recognized the importance of climate change and sustainability: in the UK, it has already invested in several offshore wind-parks, and is currently developing ...
Nanotechnology in Coatings
The presence of nanoparticles in coatings represents a remarkably innovative application of nanotechnologies, meeting the requirements of environment protection. The dimensions of the coatings are bet...
Rising Cobalt Demand for Electric Car Batteries in 2017
Cobalt has had little penetration in the growing electric vehicle market in the beginning. However, the demand for the metal has switched gears since last year when China started prioritizing higher b...
Limited Supply of Iron Ore for Bhilai Steel Plant
Bhilai Steel Plant, India’s largest integrated steel plant, has got its supply of iron ore from Dalli Rajhara’s mines over the last 50 years. Dalli Rajhara, a municipality that is also an industrial c...
Nanoparticles Containing Copper to Sustain Bone Repair
Traditional treatments for bone deformities coming from ailments such as trauma (fractures) or osteoporosis can be fruitless, especially if there is infection. To overcome this insufficiency, research...
Less Discomfort with the New Nanomesh
A team of researchers of University of Tokyo have recently developed a wearable that is closer to becoming indistinguishable from the skin, leading to a step further into the future in which such tech...
Advantages of Solid-Solution Alloys
Recent studies have revealed the advantages of using single-phase concentrated solid-solution alloys (SP-CSAs) over using traditional alloys, which suffer chemical alterations when exposed to corrosio...
Bridge Crisis Solution: Advanced Aluminum Bridge Decking
In the United States more than 100,000 bridges have flaws in their structure, no longer function properly, or both. With today’s increasing traffic size, fast deployment of prefabricated deck pa...
Energy-Recycling Stairs
Apparently walking down stairs requires more energy than climbing them up, because legs use a lot of energy to avoid falling too quickly. The device developed by researchers at Georgia Tech and Emory ...
Nuclear Fusion Power
As we continue to learn more about the consequences of our environmentally damaging energy sources such as coal and oil, research into new cleaner energy sources is increasing. New innovations ov...
Surface of Antibacterial Metal
A team of researchers in Europe have begun developing the antibacterial, fluid-repellent, metal surface. Although some expensive and specific plastic parts duplicated to have similar properties exist,...
Nickel and Earths Magnetic Field
It is pretty well known that Earth has a magnetic field. This magnetic field extends from the deep interior of the Earth all the way to to outer space. This geomagnetic phenomenon can be easily demons...
Durable and Versatile Diabetes Monitoring
Diabetes, is a disease which the body’s ability to produce or respond to the hormone insulin is impaired, resulting in abnormal metabolism or carbohydrates and elevated levels of glucose in the blood....
Thai-Sino High Speed Railway Project First Phase Approved
The Bangkok-Nakhon Ratchasima high speed railway project was approved by the Thai cabinet headed by Prime Minister Prayut and predicted to be completed by 2021. The project for the construction of the...
3D-Printing Partnering with Robotics
Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D-Printings has its perks, such as creating complex structures. 3D-printing is considered to be an ‘in the box’ process, meaning that the components are composed...
AAL ‘Asia Project Shipping’ Award Fourth-Time Winner
AAL is a global operator that serves the heavy lift, break-bulk and project cargo industry. It is also a member of Schoeller Holdings, a famous maritime group and one of the largest multipurpose opera...
Explosive Devise Detecting Nano Chip
Explosive Detecting Nano Chip Security one of the most important issues in today’s society. From terrorist attacks in the worlds major cities to IED’s on the battlefields, bombs and explosive devices ...
Panasonic’s Evolta Neo Reaches Cliff Top
Evolta Neo is a small robot powered by two AA dry cell batteries that has succeeded in climbing to the top of a sheer cliff in Lysefjord, Norway, for no less than 1000 meters in 11.5 hours on July 8. ...
The Smart Needle
The bio-medical and medical device industry is constantly evolving to develop safer and less invasive medical techniques. The past several years have brought forth a plethora of technological devices ...
Apple Taking New Measures
Renewable energy is becoming the end goal for many countries now. The world is taking a pledge at working towards reducing fuel emissions and green house gasses. Renewable energy is one of the main so...
World’s Longest Sea Bridge
The main structure of world’s longest cross-sea bridge linking Hong Kong, Zhuhai, and Macao, three major cities on the Pearl River Delta in China, was finished on July 7, 2017. Th...
China’s Container Industry Taking Charge
China is now the new leader of the shipping trade with the Americas after a recent $6.3 billion dollar deal. The state-owned Cosco Shipping Holdings Company offered Orient Overseas International ...
Forest City Fighting Pollution
China, a country at the forefront of industry and innovation, was previously known for the massive amounts of air pollution and smog plaguing their largest cities. Recently, they have been working ext...
Electric Vehicles to Outsell the Traditional Ones
The future where the electric cars will outnumber those fossil-fueled ones is closer than expected last year, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. The Electric vehicle report (EVO) lists the fut...
South Korea to Fund Cebu Container Port Project
The Cebu International Container Port project will receive a loan from the South Korean government and is said to be completed by 2020. The project will receive $158 m in funding from Export-Import Ba...
Carbon Eating Building
Air pollution is a major problem plaguing the 21st century. Our cars, homes, and industries emit damaging carbon dioxide that is wreaking havoc on our environment. Poor air quality, smog, and global w...
Silicon or Silicone?
Silicon and silicone both exist and are different substances. First of all, silicon is a chemical element which occurs naturally and is the major structural component of silicone. On the other hand, s...
Abstracting Water Out of Desert Air
The worlds deserts are some of the driest places on the plant, yet the air in even the driest of climates still contain thousands of liters of water. The famous line from the Ancient Mariner...
"Green" Metal Processing
With natural deposits of metal on the decline, new ways to improve metal refinement and recycling have emerged. A team of chemists in Canada thought of and developed a method which is consuming less e...
Small Printer, Large Goal
Just last week, the world’s smallest as well as most accurate 3D-printed biopsy robot was introduced. They call it the Stromran 4, a robot that was created from 3D-printer plastic and is powered by ai...
Stronger Steel Increasing Safety
Steel, one of the worlds widest used metal alloy is known for its strength, anti-corrosive properties, and and ductility. Used to create things such as buildings structures, roads, and vehicles it is ...
Is Manganese Important?
Manganese is a metallic element that can be found on the periodic table and has the symbol Mn. It is hard and very brittle. In nature it can only be found in combinations with oxygen, carbon and silic...
Robot Assisting Army Ranger
For a while now, robots are becoming more and more prominent in our industry. They have been evolving to fit our needs and to help assist and make our everyday lives easier. For the very first time, T...
New and Improved- Light Weight Steel
Steel, one of the most prominent metals used in the construction and manufacturing industries, is well known for its strength, ductility, and durability. One issue when it comes to using steel is...