Travertine walls enclose Casa ZTG in Guadalajara by 1540 Arquitectura
Mexican studio 1540 Arquitectura has created an inward-facing home for an older couple that features tall, marble-clad facades with limited openings. Read more Mexican studio 1540 Arquitectura has created an inward-facing home for an older c.....»»
Seashell-inspired sugar shield protects materials in hostile environments
Word of an extraordinarily inexpensive material, lightweight enough to protect satellites against debris in the cold of outer space, cohesive enough to strengthen the walls of pressurized vessels experiencing average conditions on Earth and yet heat-.....»»
The best Squarespace templates for blogs about food, travel, fashion, and more
If your blog is your bread and butter, you'd better be sure it's baked into a decent website. Being able to categorize posts, lay them out in an easy-to-navigate way, and break up walls of text with eye-catching imagery are all musts to keep readers.....»»
Dividing walls: How immune cells enter tissue
To get to the places where they are needed, immune cells not only squeeze through tiny pores. They even overcome wall-like barriers of tightly packed cells. Researchers at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) have now discovered tha.....»»
How mussels maintain adhesion underwater
Bathroom accessories mounted on tile walls often fall off if not mounted correctly. This is because the moisture in the bathroom weakens the surface adhesion. Conversely, mussels boast amazing adhesion as they stick firmly to rocks even underwater. A.....»»
Researchers use synchrotron light to "peel back the onion" on cell walls to help crops withstand drought and disease
"We know there has been a lot of drought on the prairies, and people's livelihoods are on the line," said Ariana Forand, a Master's student in the College of Agriculture and Bioresources at the University of Saskatchewan (USask). "It would be amazing.....»»
Studio Melina Romano gets creative with fibreboard at Casa Alma in São Paulo
Mossy gardens and curved elements made of medium-density fibreboard feature in an apartment-style exhibition space in São Paulo designed by Studio Melina Romano. Read more Mossy gardens and curved elements made of medium-density fibreboard.....»»
Ancient handprints on cave walls in Spain found to include children"s hands
A trio of researchers from Universidad de Cantabria and the University of Cambridge has found evidence suggesting that up to a quarter of all ancient handprints found on cave walls in Spain were made using children's hands. In their paper published i.....»»
Scientists uncover simple strategies for keeping foams on walls
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have uncovered a unique mechanism by which foams on walls drain and slip over time. They showed how a foam can lose liquid via "pinch-off," like droplets from a faucet, finding that the amount of liquid.....»»
What Is A Pony Wall? | Things To Know
You may have come across the term “pony wall” or “half wall” while going through architecture magazines and might have wondered what they are. Pony walls were ubiquitous during the 1960s as an effective and convenient way of creating divisi.....»»
Researchers explore the factors that shaped the massive Cauca River canyon in the Tropical Andes
With steep walls and deep valleys, the Grand Canyon in the western United States or the massive gorges that saw through the margins of the Tibetan Plateau are some of the most awesome and spectacular landforms on the planet. But have you ever wondere.....»»
Facebook takes the "news" out of News Feed, figuratively speaking
When Facebook launched in 2004, it was essentially a directory of profile pages. Users would navigate from page to page to check out what was new on the Walls of their friends. Everything changed in September 2006 with the introduction of the News Fe.....»»
The US Southwest is hitting megadrought status
A very dry 2021 pushed the last two decades into first place. Enlarge / The white areas on the walls near Lake Mead provide an indication of how much its waters have dropped. (credit: Lingqi Xie) About half of the contiguous U.....»»
41 Different Types of Wallpaper Options
Looking to revamp your room walls? Putting up an attractive and durable wallpaper may be what you need. That said, coating the wall with paint may not always lend the desired look and appeal. On the other hand, wallpaper can accentuate the room with.....»»
Add 9 more ports to your laptop with this Casa hub on sale
TL;DR: As of Feb. 10, you can get a CASA 9-in-1 USB-C Hub for $99 instead of its regular $119, which is a discount of 16%.Did you dish out a ton of money on a MacBook Pro last year, only for Apple to release a new one with everything you wish you had.....»»
Scientists create strange quantum "domain walls" in laboratory
University of Chicago scientists have been able to create a new kind of quantum object at will in the laboratory: "domain walls.".....»»
New plant-derived composite is tough as bone and hard as aluminum
The strongest part of a tree lies not in its trunk or its sprawling roots, but in the walls of its microscopic cells......»»
Shaken by fracking quakes, Texas is forced to act
"You get used to it. The walls shake," says Sam, a resident of Midland, a town in west Texas where hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas—known as "fracking"—is causing more and more earthquakes......»»
Hard barriers and soft power: Study assesses outsider perceptions of border walls
When it comes to being divisive, it doesn't get more literal than a wall. Walls exist as a means of separation, creating a sense of security by keeping something—or more typically someone—out. And whether it's separating Americans and Mexicans, I.....»»
Newly discovered cave snail with spiky teeth
Finding transparent snails with a length of only a few millimeters on muddy cave walls is no easy feat. "Nevertheless, we succeeded in collecting 57 gastropod populations from various caves in northern Spain. We have now studied them, both in terms o.....»»
Vulnerable to climate change, New York constructs seawall
After major storms highlighted New York's weaknesses in the face of climate change, the city is erecting a $1.45-billion system of walls and floodgates to protect it from rising sea levels......»»