Architecture Fundamentals: Definition, Elements and Principles
Architecture fundamentals encompass various concepts and practices essential to the field. The process starts with concept and idea generation, where architects explore different design possibilities through various techniques like site analyses, spa.....»»
Anthropologists" research unveils early stone plaza in the Andes
Two University of Wyoming anthropology professors have discovered one of the earliest circular plazas in Andean South America, showcasing monumental megalithic architecture, which refers to construction that uses large stones placed upright with no m.....»»
BMW’s CE 02 scooter will tug your heartstrings, drain your wallet
It's slow and expensive, but I still want one. Enlarge / It wasn't the best weather for riding, but we braved the elements anyway to try out this adorable-looking machine. (credit: Daniel Kraus for BMW) BMW provided flig.....»»
Controlling root growth direction could help save crops and mitigate climate change
Above ground, plants stretch toward the sun. Below ground, plants tunnel through the earth. As roots soak up water and nutrients from surrounding soil, they grow and stretch to develop distinct root system architectures. The root system architecture.....»»
Greetings from the island of enhanced stability: The quest for the limit of the periodic table
Since the turn of the century, six new chemical elements have been discovered and subsequently added to the periodic table of elements, the very icon of chemistry. These new elements have high atomic numbers up to 118 and are significantly heavier th.....»»
Trained AI system learns to design cellular materials for tissue engineering, energy storage
Artificial structures called cellular materials have a network of internal spaces within a solid cell-like matrix. Their porous foam-like architecture combines advantages of low density with strength. Researchers at the National Institute for Materia.....»»
Finding the best predictor for a galaxy"s metallic content
A team of astronomers has found that the total mass of stars in a galaxy is not a good predictor of the galaxy's abundance of heavier elements, a surprising result according to previous studies. Instead, the gravitational potential of a galaxy is a m.....»»
Researchers uncover the architecture of poxvirus cores
A recent re-emergence and outbreak of mpox brought poxviruses back as a public health threat, underlining an important knowledge gap at their core. Now, a team of researchers from the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) lifted the myst.....»»
Foster + Partners Industrial Design team gives distinctive edge to door handles for FSB
Promotion: Foster + Partners Industrial Design team has collaborated with German door handle brand FSB to launch a door handle collection that conveys the architecture firm's attention to detail. Read more Promotion: Foster + Partners Indus.....»»
Gensler designs circular housing block with electric-vehicle garages
US architecture studio Gensler has designed an apartment complex with circular buildings and integrated electric-vehicle parking towers in Ontario. Read more US architecture studio Gensler has designed an apartment complex with circular buil.....»»
CCA orients wooden Casa Wabi pavilion around orchid cultivation
Mexican architecture studio Centro de Colaboración Arquitectónica has created a pavilion made from wood at Casa Wabi outside of Puerto Escondido, Mexico. Read more Mexican architecture studio Centro de Colaboración Arquitectónica has cre.....»»
Standard Architecture refreshes interiors of pink Paul Smith store in LA
British fashion label Paul Smith's iconic pink store in Los Angeles has received an interior makeover from Standard Architecture. Read more British fashion label Paul Smith's iconic pink store in Los Angeles has received an interior makeover.....»»
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If you want external storage for your desktop, then this Western Digital deal is for you where you save 40% on 18TB of storage. The post Save over $200 on Western Digital’s 18TB Elements desktop hard drive TODAY! appeared first on Phandroid......»»
New research shows how light propagates in integrated circuits on chips
The field of photonic integrated circuits focuses on the miniaturization of photonic elements and their integration in photonic chips—circuits that carry out a range of calculations using photons, rather than electrons as are used in electronic cir.....»»
Researchers reveal cellular architecture, phylogenetic position of protist Meteora sporadica
Meteora sporadica is a small, unicellular eukaryote (protist) that was discovered in deep Mediterranean sea sediments in 2002. It differs from known protists by the presence of two lateral arms that swing back and forth. However, the ultrastructure a.....»»
The XPS 16 is facing an uphill battle against the MacBook Pro
The Dell XPS 16 looks like it will be an excellent laptop, albeit with some controversial design elements. But the Apple MacBook Pro 16 is a formidable laptop......»»
The improbable origins of life on Earth
We do not yet know how, where, or why life first appeared on our planet. Part of the difficulty is that "life" has no strict, universally agreed-upon definition......»»
Tesla drops minority-worker terms after Musk"s rants over DEI initiatives
Musk has repeatedly denounced diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in recent weeks on social media, calling them “literally the definition of racism.”.....»»
ESA gives go-ahead for flagship gravitational-wave observatory in space
LISA, the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna, has passed a major review: the entire concept—from the definition of the overall mission and operations to the space hardware to be built—stood up to the intense scrutiny of ESA's reviewers......»»
Researchers elucidate the variability and adaptability of internode elongation in barley
Plant architecture is the outcome of several successive developmental processes that can be classified into two events: Organogenesis and extension. Organogenesis stems from the meristems (stem cells) that give rise to different types of organs (e.g......»»
NASA shares newest results of Moon to Mars Architecture Concept Review
NASA released on Tuesday the outcomes of its 2023 Moon to Mars Architecture Concept Review, the agency's process to build a roadmap for exploration of the solar system for the benefit of humanity......»»