Smaller than a flea, robot can walk, bend, twist, turn and

Northwestern University engineers have developed the smallest-ever remote-controlled walking robot — and it comes in the form of a tiny, adorable peekytoe crab.

Just a half-millimeter wide, the tiny crabs can bend, twist, crawl, walk, turn and even jump. The researchers also developed millimeter-sized robots resembling inchworms, crickets and beetles. Although the research is exploratory at this point, the researchers

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Supporting sustainable fuel production | Civil + Structural

Sulzer’s expertise and product range is helping to drive the green economy

Sulzer is at the forefront of engineering excellence and quality, delivering best-in-class solutions to support companies in important growth industries, such as bio-based, renewable energy production. Understanding precisely what customers need, as well as maintaining the highest standards in manufacturing and service has led to many significant project

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Norris joins Cat compact network

Norris joins Cat compact network
From left, Norris sales manager Jake Hutchinson, MD Andy Norris, Finning’s Stewart Carter, Kendall Granville Roberts from Caterpillar Financial Services and Caroline Potter from Caterpillar Commercial

Nottingham-based Norris Plant Hire & Sales has been buying Caterpillar machines from main dealer Finning since 2009. Cats now make up more than half of its hire fleet.

As the business has expanded, it

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Craig Shaw, Academy Estate Consultants

The director/senior building surveyor/project manager at Academy Estate Consultants and vice-chair for the CIOB Chelmsford Hub Committee talks about his love of construction and the importance of training.

Why did you choose construction?

I always enjoyed helping my dad undertake various DIY tasks – I liked the sense of accomplishment that came at the end. As a teenager I also

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