Buildings: The unbreakable bond
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed self-healing elastomers that demonstrated unprecedented adhesion strength and the ability to adhere to many surfaces, which could broaden their potential use in industrial applications......»»
Entire Buildings Can Be Wrapped in Jackets to Save Energy
Apartment buildings, or blocks of row houses, can be upgraded in one installation -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Entire Buildings Can Be Wrapped In Jackets To Save Energy
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Scientific American: On a normally peaceful residential road outside The Hague, the Dutch city that serves as seat of government, the whine of a hoisting crane and welding tools heralds a not-so-quiet housing.....»»
How light pollution affects animal orientation
The growth of cities with their streetlights and illuminated buildings has led to brighter nights. This has consequences for animals: the artificial light illuminates them directly, but also lights up the sky, making the stars invisible. Yet many ani.....»»
Engineers Wrap Entire Buildings in Jackets That Save Energy
Apartment buildings, or blocks of row houses, can be upgraded in one installation -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
James Bond movies, ranked, from Sean Connery to Daniel Craig - CNET
From View to a Kill all the way up to our No. 1, consider this your 007 binge-watch guide......»»
Amazon Wants Apartment Buildings to Install a "Key" System that Lets Them Enter the Lobby
"Amazon is tired of ringing doorbells," reports the Associated Press. "The online shopping giant is pushing landlords around the country — sometimes with financial incentives — to give its drivers the ability to unlock apartment-building.....»»
Satellites map floods in western Europe
Record rainfall has caused swollen rivers to burst their banks and wash away homes and other buildings in western Europe—leading to more than 90 casualties and over 1000 people missing. Data from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission are being used to.....»»
Bonding"s next top model: Projecting bond properties with machine learning
Designing materials that have the necessary properties to fulfill specific functions is a challenge faced by researchers working in areas from catalysis to solar cells. To speed up development processes, modeling approaches can be used to predict inf.....»»
Researchers turn non-toxic residue into coating that resists abrasion, stain and sunlight
Due to the global efforts to meet sustainability standards, many countries are currently looking to replace concrete with wood in buildings. France, for example, will require that all new public buildings will be made from at least 50 percent wood or.....»»
James Bond’s new car is a plug-in hybrid—the Aston Martin Valhalla
It has 937 horsepower from a pair of electric motors and a twin-turbo V8. Aston Martin's next car is a mid-engined plug-in hybrid called the Valhalla. [credit:.....»»
Mighty Buildings lands $22M to create ‘sustainable and affordable’ 3D-printed homes
Oakland-based Mighty Buildings, which is on a quest to build homes using 3D printing, robotics and automation, has raised a $22 million extension to its Series B round of funding. The additional capital builds upon a $40 million a raise the company a.....»»
Researchers bring attack-proof quantum communication two steps forward
Quantum key distribution (QKD) is a method for secure communication that uses quantum mechanics to encrypt information. While the security of QKD is unbreakable in principle, if it is incorrectly implemented, vital information could still be stolen b.....»»
Aryl radical formation by aryl halide bond cleavage by a N-heterocyclic carbene catalyst
Aryl halides with a benzene ring directly bonded to a halogen atom are readily available and chemically stable, so they are used as a source of benzene rings in organic synthesis. For example, a chemical reaction that generates a highly reactive aryl.....»»
SWORD Health closes on $85 million Series C for virtual MSK care
SWORD Health, a virtual musculoskeletal care platform founded in 2015, announced today that it has raised an $85 million Series C funding round led by General Catalyst. Other participating investors included BOND, Highmark Ventures, BPEA, Khosla Vent.....»»
How to cut through the promotional haze and select a digital building platform
Most buildings are beginning their digital transformation and are looking for ways to bring people back, keep people healthy and create environments where people want to spend time. Brian Turner Contributor.....»»
Sustainable tech developer Turntide Technologies raises $225M
Turntide Technologies, a sustainable technology developer, has announced $225 million in convertible note financing that it says will help fund projects to reduce carbon emissions in the commercial buildings, agriculture and transportation industries.....»»
Scientists design 3D-grown material that could speed up production of new technologies for smart buildings and robotics
Crystallization is one of the most fundamental processes found in nature—and it's what gives minerals, gems, metals, and even proteins their structure......»»
Machine learning aids earthquake risk prediction
Our homes and offices are only as solid as the ground beneath them. When that solid ground turns to liquid—as sometimes happens during earthquakes—it can topple buildings and bridges. This phenomenon is known as liquefaction, and it was a major f.....»»
Study reveals formation mechanism of first carbon-carbon bond in MTO process
A joint research team led by Prof. Liu Zhongmin, Prof. Wei Yingxu, and Prof. Xu Shutao from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) revealed the mechanism underlying the formation of the first carbon-c.....»»
EPA Releases List of Top Cities With Energy Star-certified Buildings
EPA is out with its latest tally of buildings certified through the Energy Star efficiency program it runs with the Energy Department. From a report: Commercial and multifamily buildings are a big source of energy demand and carbon emissions. The cha.....»»