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......»»
Getting angry at children "similar to serious abuse" as it harms brain growth, study finds
Parents who repeatedly get angry at their children can harm the physical development of their brain structures in a similar fashion to how those structures are impacted by serious abuse......»»
Orsted starts construction on offshore wind farms in Taiwan
Denmark-based Orsted has started construction on two offshore wind farms 35-60km from the shore of Taiwan's Changhua County, with completion scheduled for 2022......»»
Hear how Poshmark went from Series A to the public markets with Manish Chandra and Mayfield’s Navin Chaddha
Poshmark has come a long way over the last decade. Launched in 2011, the social fashion marketplace has raised upwards of $150 million, and has now listed on the public markets. It’s valued at $3.5 billion. But well before all the success, Mayf.....»»
Archival Studies explores plywood construction with Chair 02
Showcased as part of our Dezeen x The Mindcraft Project 2021 collaboration, Chair 02 shows young Danish studio Archival Studies taking an architectural approach to furniture design. Read more Showcased as part of our Dezeen x The Mindcraft P.....»»
"World"s first full-scale ship tunnel" gets go ahead to be built in Norway
The 1.7-kilometre Stad Ship Tunnel, which will have a pair of stone entrances designed by Snøhetta, has been given the green light and construction is now set to begin in 2022. Read more The 1.7-kilometre Stad Ship Tunnel, which will have a.....»»
Hermès creates mycelium version of its classic leather Victoria bag
French luxury house Hermès has partnered with biomaterials company MycoWorks to reimagine its Victoria shopper bag in a leather alternative grown from mycelium. Read more French luxury house Hermès has partnered with biomaterials company M.....»»
Dolphins adapt to survive invasive coastal constructions
Bottlenose dolphins learn to cope with coastal construction activities. That is the conclusion of a study published in Frontiers in Marine Science. The study is the first to provide a longitudinal perspective on the cumulative impacts of coastal cons.....»»
Snap acquires Fit Analytics, a fitting technology startup, to double down on fashion and e-commerce
“Snap, Inc. is a camera company,” Snap notes on its homepage, and while a lot of its effort up to now have been about using that camera ethos to help people share images of their lives with their social circles on its flagship app Snapcha.....»»
Snap is taking a significant step into fashion e-commerce with its acquisition of Fit Analytics
“Snap, Inc. is a camera company,” Snap notes on its homepage, and while a lot of it effort up to now have been about using that camera ethos to help people share images of their lives with their social circles, today the company made an a.....»»
ICON builds 3D-printed houses from disaster-proof concrete in Texas
Developer 3Strands and construction technology company ICON have built four 3D-printed houses in Austin, Texas, from concrete that's designed to cope with extreme weather. Read more Developer 3Strands and construction technology company ICON.....»»
Fire at Tesla"s California factory brought under control, no injuries reported
The fire took place in a part of the factory property that was under construction......»»
Is the construction industry dawdling on gender progress?
Many sectors are sprinting towards gender equality, implementing initiatives and programs to boost diversity in senior management, but one of the industries still lagging behind in Australia is construction......»»
Proteins choreograph the infinitesimal dance of living cells and functional biomaterials
An interdisciplinary research team at Lehigh University has unraveled how functional biomaterials rely upon an interfacial protein layer to transmit signals to living cells concerning their adhesion, proliferation and overall development......»»
DS Automobiles unveils carbon-capturing clothing collection at Paris Fashion Week
French car brand DS Automobiles has released a four-piece clothing range coated in living algae that sequesters carbon dioxide from the air and turns it into oxygen. Read more French car brand DS Automobiles has released a four-piece clothi.....»»
Digital clothes: Could it make fashion more sustainable?
Some fashion companies are creating virtual clothes to reduce their environmental footprint......»»
Tesla Is Plugging a Secret Mega-Battery Into the Texas Grid
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Elon Musk is getting into the Texas power market, with previously unrevealed construction of a gigantic battery connected to an ailing electric grid that nearly collapsed last month. The move marks.....»»
Report: Tesla is secretly building a giant 100 MW battery in Texas
Last month's power failures in Texas highlighted grid reliability concerns. A sign reads "Gambit Construction Entrance" at a construction site outside Angleton, Texas, on March 4, 2021......»»
Super-Earth discovered: Data will characterize planetary atmosphere models
During the past 25 years astronomers have discovered a wide variety of exoplanets, made of rock, ice and gas, thanks to the construction of astronomical instruments designed specifically for planet searches. Also, using a combination of different obs.....»»
High strength through hierarchy: Researchers develop new process for building ultralight materials
As light as possible and as strong as possible at the same time: These are the requirements for modern lightweight materials, such as those used in aircraft construction and the automotive industry. A research team from Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht (.....»»
U.S. will review impact of SK Innovation ruling on Biden green transportation goals
Sen. Raphael Warnock said the ruling "seriously threatens" the viability of SK Innovation's $2.6 billion Georgia plant with 2,600 planned workers, currently under construction......»»