Preparing regular concrete scientists replaced ordinary water with water concentrate of bacteria Bacillus cohnii, which survived in the pores of cement stone. The cured concrete was tested for compression until it cracked, then researchers observed how the bacteria fixed the gaps restoring the strength of the concrete.
All industries require access to reliable, uninterrupted power as well as robust dependable contingency measures to fall back on in the event of a failure. Yet despite the importance placed on maintaining the supply of energy, Siemens says UK manufacturers are failing to recognise the risks posed by critical ageing electrical energy assets.
The United Nations Security Council has been told by Vladimir Voronkov, head of the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), that the threat to international peace and security posed by ISIL terrorist fighters is ‘on the rise again’.
As companies shift from reacting to the pandemic crisis, to reinventing what comes next, the boldest, most visionary leaders - those who use technology to master change - will define the future, says the 21st annual Accenture Technology Vision report.
The World Health Organization has reported that Guinean health authorities have declared an outbreak of Ebola in a rural community in the south of the country, with at least seven people infected, two of whom died.
A global Gartner survey of more than 1,300 supply chain professionals has found that 87 percent of respondents plan investments in supply chain resiliency within the next two years. The survey, conducted from September 2020 through November 2020, showed that even more supply chain professionals (89 percent) want to invest in agility.
A survey conducted in December 2020 and January 2021 has found that 71 percent of organizations plan to encourage employees to get vaccinated before returning to the workplace, but will not require it, according to Gartner.
Nick Sacke discusses how Internet of Things (IoT) technologies and the use of data can boost and support industries and the wider economy to unlock more efficient and sustainable production cycles, to help businesses survive in the short term and thrive in the future.
WHO has dispatched a research team to the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), after a new case of the disease was reported near the city of Butembo, in North Kivu province.
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