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Civil & structural

University launches X-ray crystallography service

Self-healing concrete

Project means more green buildings

Straw house withstands 120mph winds

Potter creates hard-rock drilling system

Wave Treader steps closer to commercialisation

Siemens tunnel-fire prevention system begins trials

Call for consensus on deficit

CBI reports rising goods demand

PMI forecasts strong second quarter

Deepwater disaster demands slick thinking

Nord Stream: the world's largest gas pipeline