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......»»
Will Turntide"s Reluctance Motor Disrupt EVs?
The company's motor offers outstanding efficiency in HVAC systems for buildings; will e-cars be next? Image: Turntide Technologies Turntide Technologies, a startup backed by Bill Gates and Amazon, originally pitched its new ve.....»»
The whitest paint is here—and it"s the coolest. Literally.
In an effort to curb global warming, Purdue University engineers have created the whitest paint yet. Coating buildings with this paint may one day cool them off enough to reduce the need for air conditioning, the researchers say......»»
Cyclone Seroja demolished parts of Australia—a warming world will bring more of the same
Tropical Cyclone Seroja battered parts of Western Australia's coast on Sunday night, badly damaging buildings and leaving thousands of people without power. While the full extent of the damage caused by the Category 3 system is not yet known, the eve.....»»
Sea level rise is unstoppable. Cities can adapt, but they need to think bigger
Sea level rise will erase entire cities and render homes, buildings, and roads unusable. A new book lays out key design strategies to help us adapt. The climate and the oceans have warmed beyond the point of no return. According to a new book from o.....»»
Buildings – Concrete on the double
A team of researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee have developed a concrete mix that demonstrated high early strength within six hours of mixing, potentially doubling the production capacity for the precast indust.....»»
Otrium raises $120 million for its end-of-season fashion marketplace
Otrium has raised a $120 million round just a year after raising its $26 million Series B round. BOND and returning investor Index Ventures are leading the round. Existing investor Eight Roads Ventures is also participating. The concept behind Otrium.....»»
More than a decade after the Black Saturday fires, it"s time we got serious about long-term disaster recovery planning
Ten years on from the 2009 Victorian Black Saturday fires, in which 173 people died, 3,500 buildings were destroyed and entire townships were wiped out, about two thirds of people from highly impacted communities reported they felt "mostly" or "fully.....»»
Upgrade low-income housing to improve public health, the environment and racial equity all at once
During a presidential election debate on Oct. 22, 2020, former President Donald Trump railed against Democratic proposals to retrofit homes. "They want to take buildings down because they want to make bigger windows into smaller windows," he said. "A.....»»
Understanding the structural and chemical heterogeneities of surface species at the single-bond limit
Advances in tip-based microscopy in materials science have allowed imaging at angstrom-scale resolution, although the technique does not provide clear characterization of the structural and chemical heterogeneities of surface species. In a new report.....»»
Acer Group eyes smart city business
The Acer Group via its four affiliates - AOpen, Acer Being Communication, Acer ITS and Altos Computing - is eyeing the business opportunities from smart city development particularly applications for buildings, traffic and water resource management,.....»»
"Generosity is absolutely essential in any act of architecture" says Jean-Philippe Vassal
In this previously unpublished interview, Lacaton & Vassal co-founder Jean-Philippe Vassal explained why the 2021 Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning studio believes that buildings should be renovated instead of demolished. Read more In thi.....»»
Atelier Van Lieshout designs Brutus neighbourhood for artists in Rotterdam
Artist Joep van Lieshout has designed a brutalist-informed residential neighbourhood and a cluster of cultural buildings in Rotterdam as a "new model for urban renewal" that aims to foster an artistic community. Read more Artist Joep van L.....»»
"Awarding the Pritzker to a team synonymous with refurbs marks an important shift in architectural values"
Lacaton & Vassal's Pritzker Architecture Prize win reinforces the need to focus much more on our city's existing buildings, says Phineas Harper. Read more Lacaton & Vassal's Pritzker Architecture Prize win reinforces the need to focus much m.....»»
Emblems of a city, the bats of Abidjan face troubled future
At evening's twilight, the skies over Abidjan's business quarter are darkened by bats squeaking their way between buildings, flying across Ivory Coast's economic hub in the tens of thousands......»»
Roof-tiles in imperial China: Creating Ximing Temple"s lotus-pattern tile ends
Any visitor to China will have noticed the spectacular roofs on buildings dating from imperial times. However, the question of how these roof tiles were produced has attracted relatively little attention from archaeologists. Now, a team of researcher.....»»
Ultraviolet-emitting chips installed in light fittings could play "a significant role in fighting the pandemic"
A new generation of compact chips could safely neutralise airborne coronavirus in buildings, vehicles and even outdoor spaces using far-UVC radiation, according to Seth Coe-Sullivan of technology company NS Nanotech. Read more A new generati.....»»
You can become a virtual landscaper in Minecraft, earning $70 per hour
As reported by CNN, the offer comes from UK company Whatshed?, which describes itself as Britain’s biggest and best garden buildings buyers guide. The ad seeks “to recruit a collective of virtual landscape gardeners to provide professional advice.....»»
This water meter can shut off leaks before they cause damage
WINT's intelligent water-saving device could reduce the expensive risk of water damage to buildings and cut down on water waste......»»
California Plans World"s First 3D-Printed Housing Community, Powered by Solar and Tesla Batteries
"Mighty Buildings is using robots and 3D printers to build a $15 million community of homes in California," reports Business Insider: Mighty Building's upcoming project in Rancho Mirage, California will have the title of "world's first planned commu.....»»
Encrypted Messaging Service Cracked by Belgian Police, Followed by Dozens of Arrests
"The cracking of a previously-unbreakable encrypted messaging service popular with criminals involved in drug trafficking and organised crime delivered a major victory for the justice system on Tuesday," writes the Brussels Times, in a story shared b.....»»