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Could Roman concrete—the ultra-durable building material—make a modern-day comeback? New research seems to think so, Blaine Brownell reports.
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A new process to create steel produces less greenhouse gas emissions and a higher-quality product, with a twist: It produces oxygen on the moon.
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A new tear-inspired material developed by scientists at Harvard's Wyss Institute could help architects with stormwater management in buildings.
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A team of researchers at Stanford University has found the secret to passive solar cooling in nanostructured photonic materials. This technique may have far-reaching effects, such as providing cooling in areas without electricity.
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Scientists in Georgia believe they have warmed up the cold solid-state lighting that we've become accustomed to.
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During the Holcim Forum for Sustainable Construction, Aaron Betsky got a glimpse of the creative engine at the heart of Mumbai: the Dharavi slum.
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Scientists in Georgia are working on developing solar cells from plant-based substances.
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Researchers at KieranTimberlake encourage students to consider the effects of climate change on design, instead of passing that job on to mechanical engineers.
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The new Intelligent Composite Seismic Wallpaper is a textile made of of glass fibers that helps hold masonry up during earthquakes.
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Blaine Brownell gets his students to dream up new, hypothetical ecolabels that could be used to rate the environmental quality of building products.