Water Management. How to transform water resource information to address extreme weather events, according Xylem Vue.
Operational intelligence in water management enables the creation of an efficient digital model and supports response to extreme climate events Xylem Vue identifies four global trends: advanced centralization and monitoring; customized decision-making; predictive maintenance and algorithmic optimization; and seamless integration with external technologies Operational intelligence, supported by advanced artificial intelligence technologies, has been redefining water resource management in recent...
Rohde & Schwarz advances AI-RAN testing using digital twins with NVIDIA
Caption: Prior collaboration with NVIDIA: Testbed for AI/ML-based neural receiver as seen at MWC Barcelona Rohde & Schwarz, in collaboration with NVIDIA, continues to drive AI-RAN innovation for 5G-Advanced and 6G. The latest testbed to be showcased at MWC Barcelona 2026 integrates ray-tracing-based, site-specific channel emulation with the NVIDIA Sionna Research Kit to enable digital twin-based hardware-in-the-loop testing without leaving the lab. Rohde & Schwarz will showcase a new milestone i...
100-year-old Martin Luther King Jr. Street bridge to be replaced in Grand Rapids
A 1925 photo of Franklin Street (later renamed Martin Luther King Jr. Street) over railroad tracks in Grand Rapids. Courtesy the City of Grand Rapids Archives and Records Center. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - In partnership with the City of Grand Rapids, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will replace the Martin Luther King Jr. Street bridge from the northbound US-131 ramps to approximately 200 feet east of Buchanan Avenue. This section of the bridge, formerly known as Franklin Street, was...
REDCOM Announces Construction Progress For New Industrial Warehouse During Extreme Winter Weather
Westfield, NJ -- REDCOM Design & Construction is pleased to announce construction progress at a new industrial warehouse at 25 Abeel Road in Monroe, New Jersey. The warehouse has reached a key milestone, with precast panels now officially installed on the project site. This achievement marks significant movement in the ground-up development of the facility and demonstrates the team’s commitment despite challenging winter weather conditions. According to Meteorologist Joe Martucci in ‘Cup of Joe,...
Newforma announces 2026 conference, heralding next era of innovation for AECO
Newforma World 2026, a prestigious industry event, will be held May 4-6 in Clearwater, Fla. CLEARWATER, Fla. – Newforma, the global leader in project and information management for the Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Owner (AECO) industry, announces Newforma World 2026 – The New Wave, taking place May 4–6, 2026 at the Opal Sands Resort in Clearwater, Florida. This year’s conference promises three days of transformative experiences designed to inspire, connect and empower AECO profess...
Univ. of Maryland Team Wins PCI Design Precast
Brandon Bosaz (left) and William Walker won first place in the 2025 PCI Design Precast competition. They presented their winning entry at the 2026 PCI Convention. Photo: PCI CHICAGO, March 2, 2026 – Brandon Bosaz’s and William Walker’s plan for a precast living/learning community they called Innovation Innovillage captured the top prize in the second annual PCI Design Precast contest. In the competition, college architecture students explore innovative uses of architectural precast concrete encl...
Study to Determine Most-Effective PFAS Treatments for High-Risk Homes
WQRF, University of Colorado Boulder join forces LISLE, Ill. – Research to fill key knowledge gaps on the effectiveness of household water treatment systems for PFAS and other fluorinated organic compounds is under way under the direction of Assistant Professor Dr. Riley Mulhern of the University of Colorado Boulder. The project, funded by the Water Quality Research Foundation, will be conducted in collaboration with a community of private well users affected by groundwater contamination from h...
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, ZettaJoule sign agreement to explore building transformative gas research reactor
The very-high temperature modular reactor could attract $1B in research funding for Texas A&M Engineering. Read online BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Feb. 26, 2026 — The Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) has signed an agreement with ZettaJoule, an advanced small modular reactor company with operations in the U.S. and Japan, to explore building a transformative research reactor in College Station, Texas. The project has the potential to catalyze up to $1 billion in research collaborations,...
Leica Geosystems and Liebherr expand factory-integrated machine control for Generation 8 crawler and mobile excavators
(LAS VEGAS, USA) Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, and Liebherr today announced a major expansion of their long-standing collaboration with the factory integration of Leica Geosystems’ sensor chain across Liebherr’s Generation 8 mobile and crawler excavators as per default. The new solution is available ex-factory, providing contractors with immediate productivity benefits and a clear upgrade path to advanced 3D machine control. The integrated sensor chain from Leica Geosystems will serve as th...
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works announces ‘Building Infrastructure, Not Paperwork’ initiative for the Army’s Civil Works program
Adam Telle, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, addresses the audience during the Picayune Strand Restoration Project ribbon-cutting ceremony. Telle was among several keynote speakers celebrating the completion of three pump stations. The Picayune Strand Restoration Project is restoring more than 55,000 acres of land. Restoration benefits are being observed in rehydrated areas, including the reestablishment of native plant communities and the return of animals such as wood storks an...