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Railway components in a rolling-stock assembly hall

Company Dispatches · Mar 7, 2025

Alstom trains planned for France-backed Moroccan high-speed expansion

A French financing plan supports Morocco’s proposed purchase of 18 Alstom high-speed trains, alongside the country’s rail-network expansion programme.

Vehicle bodies in an automated assembly hall

Company Dispatches · May 17, 2025

Changan opens Rayong production base for regional and right-hand-drive markets

Changan has opened its Rayong factory in Thailand with initial annual capacity of 100,000 vehicles, alongside plans for expanded production and regional support.

Spacecraft components in a clean assembly room

Company Dispatches · Jan 16, 2025

Firefly begins Blue Ghost flight and completes initial spacecraft commissioning

Firefly Aerospace reports a successful launch, spacecraft separation and initial commissioning for Blue Ghost Mission 1, with lunar landing still ahead.

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Bamboo fibres beside a composite specimen

Perspectives · Feb 27, 2026

Bamboo-fibre composites: why the polymer interface matters

Bamboo fibre can reinforce a polymer, but the result depends on the matrix, fibre preparation and their interface. Research examples show why stiffness, strength and impact behaviour need separate assessment.

Perspectives · Oct 10, 2025

Piano manufacturing: how wood and soundboard structure shape tone

Wood selection, grain direction and soundboard construction connect the piano workshop to vibration testing and research on how instruments radiate sound.

Buckwheat materials prepared for milling

Perspectives · Oct 3, 2025

Buckwheat milling: how grain fractions shape flour

Russia's 2025 harvest update leads into the mill: dehulling, grain fractions and starch condition explain why buckwheat flours behave differently in food production.

Perspectives · Aug 5, 2025

Black tea processing: how withering, oxidation and drying change the leaf

A black tea’s character develops through a sequence of leaf changes. Withering, rolling, enzymatic oxidation, drying and storage each influence pigments, aroma and the final infusion.

Roasted coffee beans beside a drum roaster

Perspectives · Jul 1, 2025

Coffee roasting: why taste sensors and aroma tests differ

Temperature and time change several parts of a coffee profile. A Yellow Bourbon experiment separates taste-sensor responses, volatile patterns and odor observations, explaining why the three tests answer different questions.

Perspectives · Jun 14, 2025

Seaweed biomasonry: from aquaculture residue to prototype blocks

Ulva residue and oyster shells became exhibition-scale biomasonry through binder trials, drying work and mould development, with commercial testing still ahead.