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......»»
SpaceX is retrofitting retired oil rigs to serve as floating rocket launch platforms
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk recently said on Twitter that the floating spaceport, dubbed Deimos, is currently under construction for launch in 2022......»»
Android camp slow in adopting mmWave
Chinese vendors have yet to release mmWave 5G models and corresponding infrastructure construction in China remains slow, according to industry sources......»»
Google’s 80-acre megacampus will take over a chunk of San Jose
Google does not yet know the cost of the 10- to 30-year construction project. Google's rendering of "The Meander," which will be "a central social gathering place with shops and local food." I.....»»
German police investigate possible arson at Tesla site
Far-left activists claimed responsibility for the fire early Wednesday that damaged several power cables leading to the construction site......»»
Innovation pioneers score world first for sustainable construction with graphene concrete
Manchester innovation pioneers score world first for sustainable construction with graphene concrete......»»
All those electric vehicles pose a problem for building roads
Gas taxes are the largest source of funding for highway construction, maintenance. Enlarge / "I think this might be the best-looking EV yet," Cars Technica's Jonathan Gitlin in 2018 about the Jaguar I-Pace. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) Last week.....»»
Sniffing Labrador retrievers join Thai coronavirus fight
Thailand has started deploying a canine virus-detecting squad in hopes of quickly identifying people with COVID-19 as the country faces a surge in cases, with clusters at construction sites, crowded slum communities and large markets......»»
Multi-story buildings made of wood sell for 9% more than other construction in Helsinki
Building more homes and buildings with wood has been on the radar for years as a way to offset carbon emissions, though construction companies have been hesitant to take the material in broader use. A study at Aalto University in Finland is now the f.....»»
Investors help Procore build a decacorn valuation in public debut
Procore is thus being valued like a high-growth, high-margin software company, but it is not one that anticipates a rapid ramp to profitability. Watching construction tech software company Procore go public today after pricing above its ran.....»»
Eano’s Stella Wu is not your typical construction tech startup founder
Renovating a home is an exciting, yet often fraught-filled, endeavor. One startup that aims to help make the process simpler, cheaper and less stressful by helping people manage the home renovation process has raised $6 million to help it grow even f.....»»
Fashion"s green future of seaweed coats and mushroom shoes
From making algae-sequin dresses, dyeing clothes with bacteria to planting trackable pigments in cotton, an emerging tide of technological innovations offers the fashion industry a chance to clean up its woeful environmental record......»»
Construction tech upstart Assignar adds a Fifth Wall with $20M Series B
Construction technology may not be the sexiest of industries, but it is one where tremendous opportunity lies — considering it has historically lagged in productivity. And, lags in productivity means project delays, which typically costs everyo.....»»
Chenbro to kick off pilot runs at new plant in 2H21
Taiwan-based server chassis maker Chenbro Micom will soon complete the construction of a new plant in southern Taiwan and expects to kick off pilot runs at the facility in November, according to company president Corona Chen......»»
Henning Larsen begins construction on sustainable school with walkable roof
Danish architecture studio Henning Larsen has broken ground on The New School, a primary school in Sundby that will be the first in Denmark to be given a Nordic Ecolabel. Read more Danish architecture studio Henning Larsen has broken ground.....»»
Facebook debuts ‘Live Shopping Fridays’ featuring beauty, fashion and skincare brands
Facebook wants to whet consumers’ appetite for live streamed shopping with this week’s launch of “Live Shopping Fridays” event series, which will see larger brands live streaming beauty, skincare, and fashion content on a week.....»»
Shein overtakes Amazon as the most installed shopping app in US
Shein‘s quiet rise has reached a crescendo as the fast fashion e-commerce app takes the crown from Amazon as the most downloaded shopping app on iOS and Android in the United States, according to data from app tracking firm App Annie. Its asce.....»»
Musk blames bureaucracy for Tesla"s German Gigafactory delays
A number of young Tesla fans gathered at the edge of the factory's construction site in Gruenheide after hearing about Musk's visit......»»
Anisotropic zoning in the upper crust of the Tianshan Tectonic Belt
The collision between the Indian and Eurasian plates resulted in the formation of the Tianshan Tectonic Belt; however, the formation mechanism of Tianshan and the construction of a dynamic model explaining it remain to be realized and an integrated u.....»»
Musk blames bureaucracy for Tesla"s German gigafactory delays
A number of young Tesla fans gathered at the edge of the factory's construction site in Gruenheide after hearing about Musk's visit......»»
Ingentec to construct new plant for chipmaking specialty gases
Chipmaking specialty gas specialist Ingentec will kick off construction of a new plant for making specialty gases used in semiconductor manufacturing later this year, according to the Taiwan-based company......»»