Researchers at Washington State University are pioneering the discovery of liquid solvents crucial for extracting building materials from lunar and Martian soils. This advancement is…
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MIT researchers used kirigami, the art of Japanese paper cutting and folding, to develop ultrastrong, lightweight materials that have tunable mechanical properties, like stiffness and…
Hsu Group created models of how their material could cut energy costs in typical buildings in 15 different U.S. cities, finding that, on average, the…
The scientists cultivated coccolithophores, which create the greatest amounts of new calcium carbonate on the planet, and do so more quickly than coral reefs, using…
The researchers found that adding denitrifying bacteria can improve the compressive strength and tensile splitting strength by 30.3% and 20.3%, respectively. The addition of denitrifying…
Scientists demonstrate that they can control the properties of lab-grown plant material, which could enable the production of wood products with little waste. Because of…
Image showing heat loss from a house. New research on thermal energy storage could lead to summer heat being stored for use in winter. Credit:…
The Sustainability Hub at the University of Plymouth has been retrofitted with an exterior living wall façade, comprised of a flexible felt fabric sheet system…
New analysis could help identify optimal materials for the crisscrossing struts that bolster bridges, towers, and buildings. Buildings are a big contributor to global warming,…
The economic consequences of the COVID-19First identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory…
Two samples of calcium carbonate concrete, one using hardened cement paste (left) and the other using silica sand. Both raw materials are common construction and…
Adaptavate is developing biodegradable plasterboard that is made using crop waste instead of gypsum. Credit: Adaptavate Researchers at the University of Bath are investigating whether…
The high temporal and spatial resolution Raman imaging technique opens opportunities to answer millennia-old questions regarding cement chemistry. This high-resolution Raman image shows the hydration…
The double loxodrome technique is comprised of rows of vertical herringbone bricks that spiral around the dome and are filled in by horizontal field bricks.…
Outline of degassing and water absorption treatment. The PFC specimens are then placed in a closed vessel that was depressurized using a vacuum pump, and…
Architect’s rendering shows the new mass-timber residential building that will soon begin construction in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood. Credit: Generate Architecture and Technologies A five-story mixed-use…
More than half of the record-setting $20 billion in large scale renewable projects currently being installed in Australia are solar PV. The impressive figures were…