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Read more at: Sensors make the world’s first 3D printed steel bridge a ‘living laboratory’

Sensors make the world’s first 3D printed steel bridge a ‘living laboratory’

26 October 2017

Dr Mohammed Elshafie, CSIC Co-Investigator, is collaborating with a team from The Alan Turing Institute, Imperial College London and 3D printing company MX3D to measure, monitor and analyse the performance of a 3D printed footbridge due to be installed across a canal in Amsterdam in 2018.


Read more at: CSIC Co-Investigator shortlisted for prestigious Newton Prize

CSIC Co-Investigator shortlisted for prestigious Newton Prize

18 October 2017

CSIC Co-Investigator Dr Ajith Parlikad has been shortlisted for the 2017 Newton Prize, an annual £1 million fund awarded for the best research or innovation that supports the economic development and social welfare of developing countries.


Read more at: Tunnels & Tunnelling profiles Head of CSIC

Tunnels & Tunnelling profiles Head of CSIC

4 October 2017

Professor Lord Robert Mair talks British civil engineering past, present and future in an interview published by Tunnels & Tunnelling.


Read more at: Computer vision system helps to prevent tall trucks from hitting bridges

Computer vision system helps to prevent tall trucks from hitting bridges

29 September 2017

A tall truck hits a bridge every four and a half hours in the UK causing traffic chaos and thousands of pounds in bridge inspection, repair and maintenance costs.


Read more at: Industry Partner Summer Event at Trinity Hall

Industry Partner Summer Event at Trinity Hall

27 September 2017

CSIC hosted its annual Industry Partner Summer Party that combined a selection of Pecha Kucha-style presentations by Research Associates and PhD students with afternoon tea.


Read more at: CSIC spin-out 8power wins technical award

CSIC spin-out 8power wins technical award

14 September 2017

The start-up company 8power, specialists in vibration energy harvesting and self-powered wireless sensors, has been awarded Best Technical Development in Energy Harvesting at the 2017 IDTechEX conference in Berlin.


Read more at: Head of CSIC contributes to House of Lords debate on improving digital understanding

Head of CSIC contributes to House of Lords debate on improving digital understanding

13 September 2017

A debate opened by Baroness Lane-Fox in the House of Lords has called for improved digital understanding at all levels of United Kingdom society.


Read more at: UKCRIC formally launched at the International Symposium for Next Generation Infrastructure 2017

UKCRIC formally launched at the International Symposium for Next Generation Infrastructure 2017

13 September 2017

The launch of the UK Collaboratorium for Research on Infrastructure and Cities (UKCRIC), a major UK research programme established with an investment of £125 million by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), marks the government’s commitment to investment in infrastructure research that will support the nation’s changing needs and grow the economy.


Read more at: CSIC Steering Group member appointed Fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering

CSIC Steering Group member appointed Fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering

6 September 2017

Dr Keith Bowers, Head of Tunnels at London Underground and a member of CSIC’s Steering Group, has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. Fellowship of the Academy is considered to be one of the highest national honours that an engineer may receive.


Read more at: A paper co-authored by CSIC investigators has been awarded the Telford Premium prize from ICE Publishing

A paper co-authored by CSIC investigators has been awarded the Telford Premium prize from ICE Publishing

4 September 2017

A CSIC-authored paper titled ‘Towards the future-proofing of UK infrastructure’ has received the prestigious Telford Premium prize, awarded for best paper in journal by the ICE Editorial Panel, the ICE Publishing Awards 2017.


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