Edge computing is a distributed information technology architecture in which client data are processed at the periphery (edge) of the network, as close to the originating source as possible. To start with a modern-day cliché – data is the lifeblood of modern business. While this

3D printing is the construction of a three-dimensional object from a digital 3D model – for example, using computer-aided design (CAD) models. It is typically done in a process in which material is deposited, joined, or solidified under computer control. Sometimes the term “additive manufacturing”

Not a day goes by without a litany of complaints or frustrations with construction projects: Ever increasing delays in project completion Ever increasing cost overruns Another housing construction firm goes under Housing shortages Failure to even start big infrastructure projects While we can’t ignore the

If you ever wanted to convince someone of the fundamental importance of quarrying, look to Antarctica. The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (also known as the Madrid Protocol), signed in 1991, banned mining in the Antarctic region indefinitely. The only exception to

Last month’s blog addressed sustainability generally – this one will look more closely at sustainability in the mining industry. Let’s start by addressing the elephant in the room: If we accept the UN definition of sustainable development (i.e. meets the needs of the present without

If recycling in general, and of electronics in particular, is our objective, why is our record to date so bad? Like all important issues, there is no simple answer to this question. Some terminology – all electronic equipment (mobile phones, computers, TVs, etc) that is