The NFC Forum Candidate Specification allows for static and dynamic data to be hosted and accessed offline using non-volatile memory – stored even when the power is off - stored on the product itself.

A Monte Carlo-type random sampling, modelling approach has been used to improve London’s flood defences. Southampton University and the Environment Agency (EA) have developed a tool that can more accurately predict when the Thames Estuary flood…

Okibo Robots can make construction sites more efficient and safer, and help with labour shortages.

HP flatness measuring - HP has introduced products to address “fundamental challenges” in flatness measuring and raster drawing conversion.

fusion energy - British fusion investment fund Starmaker One has received a £20 million boost from the UK government to kickstart growth.

However, there are already a lot of micro plastics in the environment and we need to better understand how they interact with their surroundings in order

Businesses have an “urgent need” to adopt proactive security measures, according to HLB’s fifth annual Cybersecurity Report. The theme of this year’s report is “cybersecurity fundamentals” and explores the need for organisations to focus on essential…

An AI-powered data analytics platform from Costain and WSP could create more than £10m in savings for Northumbrian Water. The water company is funding the proof-of concept project to improve efficiency and accuracy of data, and reduce delivery times…

Gamers, developers, data scientists and more are invited to take part in a weekend hackathon with five permanent jobs up for grabs for the winners. AtkinsRéalis said it is rapidly expanding and is trialling this novel approach to recruitment, in what…

An AI-powered note-taking app for architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) is set to be launched commercially by the end of the year. The iFieldnotes app aims to improve the quality, depth, accuracy, and speed of note-taking on and off site.…

A £5.5m EU research project is investigating whether telecommunication fibre-optic cables can be turned into sensors to detect natural disasters. It is hoped cables could be used to detect earthquakes and tsunamis, as well as help determine the…

A digital service to help local authorities improve their climate resilience has been launched by the Met Office. The Local Authority Climate Service is built using Esri technology and funded by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs…

Smart CCTV can be used to spot blockages in urban waterways and help prevent flooding, says research from the University of Bath. The study, published in in The Journal of Flood Risk Management, found machine learning systems coupled with camera…

More than 600 UK police officers have registered for the new RAPID asset search tool in its first week. RAPID, the registered assets police information database, is a web search tool that speeds up plant and machinery identification, assisting police…

Widespread adoption of connected and autonomous plant (CAP) could add £417bn to the UK economy by 2050. CAP is construction equipment that uses digital technology to optimise construction processes. Costain was tasked with analysing the wider uptake…

Using digital technology and apps to report local issues such as potholes and broken lighting has taken off among residents and freed up local authority switchboards. Now a similar approach to waste collections is increasingly being taken up by…

Consumers have long complained about how confusing it is to recycle. There have been many attempts to address this, but the uncertainty remains. Until, perhaps, now. Bower, with the help of Google, has relaunched its app that can tell you where to…

Autodesk has been named as the official design and make platform for the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and Team USA. LA28 will use Autodesk software and building information modelling (BIM) tools to bring to life an ambitious venue plan, and…

A digital tool has been developed by Liverpool University to help neighbourhoods develop community assets. Community assets are run by communities for communities. They can include parks, housing, workspaces, centres, theatres and pubs. However,…