Innovation Multidirectional lift system reinvents urban mobility Engineers at TK Elevator have created an innovative multidirectional lift system that could revolutionise urban mobility and the design of large buildings.More
Construction & building Steel-supported tech revolutionises building damping A steel-built structural damping system could make tall buildings safer in earthquakes and reduce wind sway without taking up valuable floorspace
Infrastructure Amsterdam to host world’s largest sea lock The world’s largest sea lock at IJmuiden counts on the reliability of steel to accommodate larger vessels and increase the Port of Amsterdam’s cargo handling capacity
Innovation Revolutionary system transforms bulk transport One Swedish company’s innovative solution can increase the speed of mineral ore deposit mining and significantly reduce bulk transportation costs
Infrastructure Fast track beneath the Alps Engineers have spent almost 20 years burrowing the world’s longest and deepest rail tunnel under the snow-capped peaks of the Swiss Alps
Construction & building Steel cover seals Chernobyl More than 30 years since the Chernobyl disaster contaminated huge swathes of Europe with radioactive material, engineers have finally managed to seal the carcass of the nuclear plant’s destroyed reactor block
