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Author: Abdul Montaqim

  • DB Schenker collaborates with Microsoft Cloud Logistics

    DB Schenker collaborates with Microsoft Cloud Logistics

    DB Schenker is collaborating with Microsoft Cloud Logistics for the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and Sustainable Marine Fuel (SMF), highlighting their collective ambition to comprehensively reduce the environmental footprint of their transportation practices.

    This pivotal effort also includes building best-in-class logistics warehouses and implementing alternative energy trucks.

    It signifies an important step towards reducing the carbon emissions associated with their logistics operations (Scope 3) compared to transportation associated with conventional fossil-based fuels and thus supports their overarching environmental sustainability goals.  (more…)

  • Siemens updates Simcenter Testlab software

    Siemens updates Simcenter Testlab software

    Siemens Digital Industries Software has introduced the latest updates to its Simcenter Testlab offering to help advanced manufacturers on their journey to zero prototypes and develop products faster, smarter and earlier.

    The journey to zero prototypes really means zero full product prototypes, with physical testing still playing a critical role in testing the components that make up the full system.

    Tests of these components are then used to correlate and update the corresponding simulation models to ensure they accurately predict the real world.  (more…)

  • Beam uses ‘world’s first’ AI-driven autonomous underwater vehicle to install wind turbine

    Beam uses ‘world’s first’ AI-driven autonomous underwater vehicle to install wind turbine

    Beam, a provider of high-technology offshore wind services, has achieved a groundbreaking milestone by deploying “the world’s first” autonomous underwater vehicle driven by artificial intelligence (AI).

    The technology has already been successfully used to inspect jacket structures on Seagreen wind farm, a joint venture partnership between SSE Renewables, TotalEnergies and PTTEP, in a commercial environment. Seagreen is Scotland’s largest offshore site.

    This cutting-edge technology promises to revolutionise the field of marine technology and underwater robotics. By leveraging advanced AI, this technology can perform complex underwater tasks with no human intervention, significantly boosting the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of underwater inspections and surveys. (more…)

  • Saudi scientists invent ‘fast, easy method to detect olive oil fraud’

    Saudi scientists invent ‘fast, easy method to detect olive oil fraud’

    There’s hope for consumers worried about olive oil fraud, as researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have “invented a fast, easy method to detect adulteration in any bottle”.

    Intentional mislabeling or dilution of olive oil with other products robs consumers of the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant health benefits they believe they are paying for. The integrity of the olive oil industry has been brought into question this year, with the European Union reporting a record high of fraud cases, and consumers doubting the quality of their purchase.

    The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have joined forces to create a method that can identify and quantify the adulterants in olive oil. (more…)

  • ABB launches new white paper describing impact of gearless mill drive technology on CO2 emissions

    ABB launches new white paper describing impact of gearless mill drive technology on CO2 emissions

    ABB has released an in-depth white paper detailing the vital role that gearless grinding technologies can play in driving productivity in mining while simultaneously reducing their carbon footprint.

    One of the key findings in the report, based upon extensive testing of ABB’s current installed base of Gearless Mill Drives (GMDs), is the high level of efficiency they provide. GMDs can be up to 3.6 percent more energy efficient than Ring-Geared Mill Drives (RMDs), reducing energy consumption and operational costs of the mine.

    This level of efficiency across ABB’s GMD installed base equates to 195 kt of CO2 – the equivalent of 89,000 cars taken off the road. Even a conservative 2 percent of increased efficiency equates to 106 kt of CO2 saved, or 49,000 cars taken off the road. (more…)

  • New solar control cabinet for safety even in blackouts

    New solar control cabinet for safety even in blackouts

    In developing or emerging countries, blackouts can seriously impact upon the building services of hospitals, schools and public buildings. By launching the Solarhub, Lutz-Jesco is marketing added supply reliability. Among other things, the new solar control cabinet enables the off-grid operation of disinfection systems for safe drinking water.

    While blackouts are still rare in Germany, in many developing or emerging countries such as Haiti or Venezuela, they’re an everyday occurrence. Fragile mains networks make for regular power failures in hospitals, schools and public buildings. Emergency diesel-powered generators often only provide enough power to keep the most critical building service functions going, such as the lighting in operating theatres.

    Heinz Lutz, CEO of Lutz Holding, says: “To mitigate serious situations like this, we’ve developed a new product called the Solarhub – a solar control cabinet that supplies our pumps and disinfection systems with solar energy independently of the mains network.” (more…)

  • Airtel Business and Sparkle sign agreement for Blue-Raman capacity between India and Italy

    Airtel Business and Sparkle sign agreement for Blue-Raman capacity between India and Italy

    Airtel Business, the B2B arm of Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), one of India’s leading telecommunications service providers, today, signed an agreement with Sparkle, the first international service provider in Italy and a top global operator, for additional capacity on a diversified low latency route between Asia and Europe.

    Under the agreement, Airtel will take capacity from Sparkle on the Blue-Raman Submarine Cable Systems, which will connect India to Italy. With this additional capacity, Airtel will further diversify its global network across multiple international submarine cable systems to serve the growing demand for data services in India and neighbouring countries.

    The two companies will also work together on the development of new business opportunities and projects in the Indian sub-continent, leveraging their respective cable infrastructures. (more…)

  • Breathe Battery Technologies doubles team size and lab capacity

    Breathe Battery Technologies doubles team size and lab capacity

    Leading supplier of physics-based adaptive charging software for batteries, Breathe Battery Technologies has reported a period of remarkable growth and innovation.

    In the past year it has doubled its workforce from 30 to 60 employees and expanded into new offices in Oval, London, signaling a significant scale-up in operations.

    This expansion is not limited to personnel; Breathe has also doubled the capacity of its laboratory, reinforcing its status as the largest battery lab in London and underlining its commitment to pushing the boundaries of battery technology. (more…)

  • ADLINK unveils next-generation railway technology at InnoTrans 2024

    ADLINK unveils next-generation railway technology at InnoTrans 2024

    ADLINK Technology Inc., a global leader in edge computing, will showcase its latest innovations in railway technology at InnoTrans 2024.

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    ADLINK Technology Inc., a global leader in edge computing, will showcase its latest innovations in railway technology at InnoTrans 2024.

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  • New study reveals the most Instagrammable hidden gems in Italy

    New study reveals the most Instagrammable hidden gems in Italy

    A new study reveals that Boccadasse, in Genova, is the most Instagrammable hidden gem in Italy.

    The study, conducted by travel expert Florence Tickets and Tours, analysed Tripadvisor’s ‘hidden gems’ category for over 100 of Italy’s most populous and frequently visited cities.

    It then counted the number of Instagram posts using each location’s name as a hashtag to determine which hidden gem is the most Instagrammable in the country.

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