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Foresite | September 13, 2022

Foresite Technology Solutions, LLC (Foresite), announces today the release of its SaaS-based Construction Management Platform available starting today. The platform unifies team members across the building lifecycle, providing clients with the tools to establish benchmarks, monitor performance, and optimize results across all critical functions of the jobsite. Utilizing the Foresite platform, clients are now able to tackle previously unattainable outcomes such as the reducti...

UCLA | February 27, 2020

UCLA engineers have developed minuscule warehouse logistics robots that could help expedite and automate medical diagnostic technologies and other applications that move and manipulate tiny drops of fluid. The study was published in Science Robotics. The robots are disc-shaped magnets about 2 millimeters in diameter, designed to work together to move and manipulate droplets of blood or other fluids, with precision. For example, the robots can cleave one large droplet of fluid into smaller drops ...

MATERIALS,CONSTRUCTION

Holcim | August 10, 2022

Holcim US announced today it has acquired the sand and gravel operation of Basic Construction Company, LLC, in New Kent County, Virginia. The transaction will add significant, strategically located, aggregate reserves for Holcim's Mid-Atlantic Region along with 230 acres of land. The acquisition advances Holcim US' goal to fuel growth through bolt-on acquisitions in mature markets in the aggregates business. For more than 100 years the Basic Construction Com...

FMJ | March 17, 2020

Given the developing situation regarding coronavirus, a new engineering services industry survey has been launched by ECA, BESA and SELECT. The survey aims to obtain an early picture of the current and anticipated business impact in the engineering services sector and its supply chain, to enable effective representation and advice on important issues. The survey, which is completely confidential, and should take around three minutes complete can be accessed here. ECA Director of CSR Paul Reeve c...