AI-enabled digital twins combine high-fidelity virtual replicas of physical assets with machine learning and sensing technologies to monitor condition, predict failures, and support operational decision-making. Applications span bridges, railways, nuclear reactors, wind turbines, manufacturing equipment, and urban infrastructure, integrating structural health monitoring, non-destructive evaluation, and high-resolution imaging. Data-driven models enable real-time fault diagnosis, risk-informed maintenance, and optimization of performance, often incorporating robotics, remote sensing, and time-series domain adaptation for robust, continuous infrastructure management.
Energy & Green Tech
The cement industry produces about 8% of global CO₂ emissions—more than the entire aviation sector worldwide. Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have developed an AI-based model that helps to accelerate the discovery ...
Jun 18, 2025
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Engineering
Tsunamis and earthquakes pose devastating threats to coastal communities worldwide. However, beyond the immediate destructive power of these events, the negative impact of the disaster waste they produce is sometimes overlooked.
Jun 13, 2025
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Machine learning & AI
Artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT provide plausible-sounding answers to any question you might ask. But they don't always reveal the gaps in their knowledge or areas where they're uncertain. That problem can have ...
Jun 3, 2025
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Engineering
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a tool that gives builders a quick way to measure, correct and certify level foundations. FLAT—the Flat and Level Analysis Tool—examines a 360-degree laser scan ...
Jun 3, 2025
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Engineering
A new AI system that can automatically identify contaminated construction and demolition wood waste has been developed by researchers from Monash University and Charles Darwin University (CDU).
Jun 3, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Plastics are lightweight, durable and easy to process, making them truly versatile materials for almost any application. This makes it no surprise that more than 60% of packaged goods in Germany are wrapped, bagged or boxed ...
Jun 2, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Your home's thermostat relies on a sensor to determine when to switch the heat or air conditioning on or off. These wireless sensors are at the core of the so-called "Internet of Things," enabling smart devices to collect ...
Jun 2, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Digital twins are a virtual copy of a real-world system. They are a transformative tool that can assist scientists across numerous disciplines. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory ...
May 29, 2025
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Engineering
Soil liquefaction—the process where saturated soil loses its structure and transforms to a fluid-like state—can have devastating outcomes, as evidenced by the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. Large-scale liquefaction ...
May 28, 2025
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Business
A team of researchers affiliated with UNIST has successfully integrated artificial intelligence (AI) technology into the manufacturing process of lithium-ion battery cathode precursors, reducing defect rates and enhancing ...
May 28, 2025
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