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Discover the groundbreaking potential of muon tomography in our new GScan Muon Tomography Breakthrough Series 🚀, where cutting-edge technology meets real-world industrial solutions — reshaping the future of infrastructure and beyond. Next, we will continue with Episode 002: "Built Infrastructures (Bridges)" on Nov 11 at 14:30 UK / 16:30 EST. 🎯 In this episode, we’ll dive into how muon tomography transforms infrastructure inspection—ensuring safer, smarter, and more efficient assessments of critical structures. Guest speaker: Prof Ioannis Brilakis 🔜 Stay tuned for the next episode in December introducing the unique M-TABS Project, where our Lead Engineer Sander Sein talks about using muon tomography for quality assurance in prefabricated concrete components and steel-reinforced concrete bridges. 📅 Don’t miss out! Sign up now to secure your spot. 😊 https://lnkd.in/dp7uWWdt

Thank you to Construction Briefing for putting the spotlight on our work with #bridges and other critical #assets in an interview with GScan's CEO Marek Helm: "Corrosion is a pressing issue in the built environment. Reinforced concrete, one of the most widely used human made materials, is vulnerable to this problem. While bridges are typically designed to last around 70 years, the steel within them can corrode at varying rates. GScan’s technology offers a solution by accurately detecting corroded areas. "For instance, in post-tensioned bridges, the post-tensioning ducts are particularly susceptible to corrosion. GScan’s technology removes doubt by providing asset owners and operators with accurate data about their asset’s integrity. This can save unnecessary decommissioning and enable far greater clarity on the asset’s status, as well as reducing costs." Read the whole story here: https://lnkd.in/d4QCFc53 cc: Construction Briefing Construction Briefing

#MuonMondays:  Muon tomography works by detecting muons before and after they pass through an object. By analysing how these particles are absorbed or scattered, it is possible to create high-resolution 3D images of the object’s internal features. This method is particularly useful for inspecting large and dense structures, such as bridges, dams, and nuclear reactors, where traditional NDT methods might struggle. How does #muontomography compare to other tech? #XRay:  ⚠ Safety concerns due to artificial radiation (muon tomography uses naturally occurring radiation from the sun or cosmic rays) 🔎 X-ray has limited penetration to a maximum of 1m, whereas MT can penetrate up to 10 metres  🤝 It operates in conjunction with other methods to enhance any findings it can achieve. #GammaRadiography: ⚠ Comes with safety concerns due to the use of artificial radiation and has limited penetration capabilities, as do GPR and ultrasound, which also struggles with dense materials.  🚫 In a broader sense GPR also has issues with its resolution on concrete structures. One of the key advantages of muon tomography is its ability to penetrate deep into materials without the need for artificial radiation sources, making it a safer and more environmentally friendly option. It has been successfully used to detect voids, cracks, and other structural issues in concrete and other materials Muon tomography remains a promising tool for inspecting large and dense structures (like bridges, tunnel walls, nuclear reactors), where other methods might fall short. Continuous advancements in technology and methodology are likely to address many of these challenges over time. Isn’t it fascinating how these tiny particles play such a big role in our understanding of critical #infrastructure?

#muonMonday: Exploring the world of #muons! Did you know that muons, discovered in 1936 by Carl D. Anderson and Seth Neddermeyer while studying cosmic rays, are elementary particles similar to electrons but with a much greater mass? 💫 With their increased mass, muons can delve deeper into matter compared to electrons. This unique property makes them indispensable in various fields, including muon tomography for imaging large structures. 🌐 The unparalleled penetration levels and harmless nature of muons render them more efficient than traditional NDT technologies like X-Ray and GPR. 🛠️ #MuonMonday #Physics #ScienceFacts

Top 8! 🏆 🔜 Next stop, Las Vegas 🌅 Get in touch with the team if you'll be at the Trimble Inc. conference.

The Construction Startup Competition is hosted by top venture capital and construction companies to identify the top startups “revolutionizing the construction industry”: Cemex Ventures, Caterpillar Inc., Dysruptek by Haskell, Ferrovial, Hilti Group, Leonard by VINCI, NOVA by Saint-Gobain, Trimble Inc. and Zacua Ventures. GScan has been named as one of the eight #winners, winning the Future of Construction/Disruption category, and is the only startup from Estonia & UK (in total there were 500 startups from 70+ countries)! Knowing that the combined annual revenue of the jury companies is $220bn (5x of Estonian GDP) motivates us to strive even harder on our mission to extend the lifespan of the built world, safely. Congratulations to our fellow nominees Raise Robotics [US], revitalyze [Austria], Sodex Innovations GmbH [Austria], Trunk Tools [US], KayaAI [US], Kraaft [France], and MIXTERESTING [Austria]. Looking forward to being together on the main stage at the Trimble Dimensions User Conference in Las Vegas! 🏗 🏭 🛣 GScan helps to extend the built world life span, safely.  We use cosmic rays (muons) to look inside any critical #infrastructure. This is the only tech that can penetrate concrete or steel beyond 40cm and identify internal chemical composition, which allows infrastructure owners to make fact-based decision of their assets (#bridges, #tunnels, #nuclear and #Oil & #Gas assets).

An inspiring, effective and successful Highways UK event with many new opportunities for our #muonFLUX technology 🚀 Our team Tõnu Mets, Edward Wilkinson and Vitali Losjuk had a very productive week in Birmingham, connecting with industry leaders and discussing the potential applications of our muonFLUX technology for non-destructive testing and structural health monitoring. 🏗 🏭 🌉 Our thanks go to our present and future customers, who are eager to apply and test our muonFLUX muon tomography technology for non-destructive testing and structural health monitoring of bridges, tunnels, dams: National Highways, AtkinsRealis, ConnectPlus, Egis, Henderson Thomas, Laing O’Rourke, Balvac, Freyssinet, WSP, Arcadis, Amey, Geobear, Socotec UK, G2 Survey, Castle Surveys, NavVis, ARUP, Kier, Geoptic, A E Yates, CIHT Concrete Repairs Limited, Buro Happold. 🌐 🌐 🌐 We'd like to extend our sincere gratitude to Kamran Ashraf, Chris Taylor, 💢Warren Thomas Mark Burrows, Richard Bailey, Thomas Goodyer, Nasar Malik, Ed Clarke, Tarvinder Gohel, Julien Canton, Martin Wallance, Louise Haining, Angus Murray, Julian Raison, Julien Canton, Andrew Mcketty, Richard Lowey MEng CEng MICE, Prof Lee Thompson, Eoin O'Sullivan, Ruairi Flynn MCIOB and many other for effective meetings and feedback. 🙏 🙏 🙏 We look forward to working together to deliver the most accurate information on the infrastructure assets. 🏗 🏭 🌉 #HighwaysUK #nonDestructiveTesting #structuralHealthMonitoring #infrastructure

Thrilled to have hosted the Estonian #PrimeMinister, Mr. Kristen Michal, at our Tartu R&D and Production site! 🇪🇪 His visit was a testament to our company's commitment to innovation and excellence in production. We had a fantastic discussion about our unique world-leading #muonFLUX technology, how we're contributing to the Estonian economy and how the company is expanding to the UK and Germany. 🚀 GScan has successfully applied #muonTomography to the built world and nuclear sectors. This innovative technique has provided invaluable accurate data to increase the safety and reduce the maintenance cost of public built infrastructures, especially for 100,000 problematic bridges in Europe and beyond. 🌉 🏗 🏭 Thank you, Prime Minister Kristen Michal, for your interest and support! 🙏

Thrilled to have hosted the Estonian #PrimeMinister, Mr. Kristen Michal, at our Tartu R&D and Production site! 🇪🇪 His visit was a testament to our company's commitment to innovation and excellence in production. We had a fantastic discussion about our unique world-leading #muonFLUX technology, how we're contributing to the Estonian economy and how the company is expanding to the UK and Germany. 🚀 GScan has successfully applied #muonTomography to the built world and nuclear sectors. This innovative technique has provided invaluable accurate data to increase the safety and reduce the maintenance cost of public built infrastructures, especially for 100,000 problematic bridges in Europe and beyond. 🌉 🏗 🏭 Thank you, Prime Minister Kristen Michal, for your interest and support! 🙏

GScan has been buzzing this week! And the week is no completed yet: meet our team at #BitsAndPretzels in Munich Sept 29th - Oct 1st! 👉 We have deepened our relationships with #ConnectPlus, #Assystem, #Arcadis, and #SCS Railways. Their commitment the potential of our muonFLUX solution for infrastructure asset management, structural health monitoring, and NDT is a testament to our technology's impact. 👉 We're proud to announce that GScan has received the #SealOfExcellence from the European Innovation Council. This recognition has led to a €2.5 million financing from the EISA for our MUINFRA project, which focuses on muon tomography applications for safer infrastructure. 👉 We've embarked on a new £1 million collaborative project, M-TABS, with the #UniversityOfCambridge and industry partners. This project will explore the use of muon tomography for assessing bridge structures. More information about the project will be shared shortly. 👉 GScan has been recognised as a 2024 #BE100 company by the Blue Earth Summit! This is a recognition of the positive change driven by GScan in the built world inspection and monitoring industry. 👉 Finally, we have been featured in #StartupsMagazine and #TNW. Check out the links in the comments for more details. Thank you to everyone who has been part of our journey this week! Please, come to visit our booth at #BitsAndPretzels! #infrastructure #innovation #muontomography #muonFLUX #NDT #StructuralHealthMonitoring