These New Biomaterials Can Help Decarbonize Fashion and Construction
Designers are imagining a future where bacteria powers both clothing and cement—and their ideas are coming to a shop near you......»»
Chinese Astronauts Reach New Space Station For Three-Month Mission
For the next three months, three Chinese astronauts will live on a cylinder-shaped module measuring 16.6 metres by 4.2 metres (54 feet by 13.7 feet) while carrying out further construction work for China's orbiting space station. It's the first tim.....»»
Starfield ditching PS5 will make it a better product, its director says
While Starfield won't be coming to PlayStation consoles at launch, Todd Howard still wants everybody to have the ability to play it in some fashion......»»
Medieval people suffered for fashion with their extremely pointy shoes
Skeletons from 14th and 15th centuries had higher rate of bunions than earlier remains Enlarge / Detail showing fashionable pointed shoes of two English courtiers of Richard II, 14th century. One has two different colored shoes and chains hangi.....»»
Discovery of shackled skeleton in a ditch: Slavery in Roman Britain
A body found buried in a ditch by construction workers in the village of Great Casterton, in the east Midlands of England, has shed new light on Roman slavery in Britain. A new analysis of the skeleton and the burial has revealed that the male body w.....»»
Fashion for pointy shoes unleashed plague of bunions in medieval Britain
The British have suffered for their fashion for centuries according to a new study suggesting that a vogue for shoes with a pointed tip led to a sharp increase in hallux valgus of the big toe—often called bunions—in the late medieval period......»»
Keystone XL pipeline canceled after Biden scraps US permit
Victory for environmentalists comes as groups step up campaigns. Enlarge / Opponents of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines hold a rally as they protest US President Donald Trump's executive orders advancing their construction, at Columb.....»»
More sustainable mortars and concrete with optimal thermal and mechanical efficiency
The consumption of raw materials has increased notably in industry in general, and in the construction industry in particular, amidst growing concerns over sustainability issues. Concrete and mortar are the most commonly used materials in constructio.....»»
Alberta, TC Energy pull plug on Keystone XL pipeline
Victory for environmentalists comes as groups step up campaigns. Enlarge / Opponents of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines hold a rally as they protest US President Donald Trump's executive orders advancing their construction, at Columb.....»»
Carbon-based nanomaterials show promising results against SARS-CoV-2 and 12 other viruses
Professor Ángel Serrano, principal investigator at the Biomaterials and Bioengineering Laboratory of the Catholic University of Valencia (UCV), recently published an article in journal ACS Nano, from the American Chemical Society, which shows that c.....»»
Tiger Global leads $30M investment into Briq, a fintech for the construction industry
Briq, which has developed a fintech platform used by the construction industry, has raised $30 million dollars in a Series B funding round led by Tiger Global Management. The financing is among the largest Series B fundraises by a construction soft.....»»
Insights into construction of metal chalcogenide supertetrahedral clusters
Nanoclusters, which consist of several or even thousands of atoms, represent an important intermediate state between microscopic atoms and macroscopic matter. A profound comprehension of the composition, structure, and properties of nanoclusters is c.....»»
Taiwan to offer incentives to accelerate 5G network build-ups
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) will appropriate NT$26.6 billion (US$957.6 million) to help local telecom operators shorten the construction of their 5G networks to three years instead of five years set previously, according to sour.....»»
Smashing gold with finesse: Shockless compression experiments establish new pressure scales
To test the Standard Model of particle physics, scientists often collide particles using gigantic underground rings. In a similar fashion, high-pressure physicists compress materials to ever greater pressures to further test the quantum theory of con.....»»
Little Black Door launches app on iOS/Android allowing women to share wardrobes, online and off
Our relationship with fashion has changed, not just because of the pandemic. Months in lockdown means people are probably more aware of their fashion purchases and how they consume, given its been such a long time without socialising. But the oft-tal.....»»
Fashion wholesale marketplace Joor opens China office
Joor, an online marketplace that connects fashion brands and retailers around the world, has opened its first China office in downtown Shanghai as it eyes growth in the region. The 11-year-old New York-based company works as a virtual showroom for br.....»»
Etsy acquires Depop for $1.6 billion, doubling their ante in the e-fashion arena
Folk art and fashion found a home online in Etsy, an online marketplace for small-time artisans to hawk their wares. The company announced plans to purchase Depop, a site dedicated to users selling secondhand clothing......»»
Etsy is Buying Gen Z-focused Fashion Resale App Depop for $1.62 Billion
E-commerce firm Etsy announced Wednesday that it is buying the secondhand fashion app Depop for $1.62 billion. From a report: Founded in the U.K. in 2011, Depop lets people buy and sell used clothes through its online marketplace. The company has att.....»»
Taking Lyft’s new e-bike for a spin
The bike had none of the usual signage when I took it for a spin around the chaotic and construction-filled streets of Manhattan. It very much looked like a prototype, with visible soldering on the joints and a not-quite-complete AV system. But it ha.....»»
Acoustic solutions made from natural fibers can reduce buildings" carbon footprints
Good acoustics in the workspace improve work efficiency and productivity, which is one of the reasons why acoustic materials matter. The acoustic insulation market is already expected to hit 15 billion USD by 2022 as construction firms and industry p.....»»
SoftBank-backed construction giant Katerra said to be shutting down after raising billions
After burning through more than $2 billion in funding, SoftBank-backed construction startup Katerra has told employees that it will be shutting down operations, according to a report in The Information. Last year, the company claimed it had more than.....»»