Scientists have found a way to laser print Moon dust into strong building materials, a breakthrough that could help make future lunar bases.

Architectural Digest editorial staff were not involved with the creation of this content. Materials tell stories about people, memories, and places. But when placed in the hands of an architect who ...

Yong Chen, Karl Lark-Horovitz Professor of physics and astronomy and professor of electrical and computer engineering, director of the Purdue Quantum Science and Engineering Institute, and director of ...

Traditional cement production is responsible for about 7 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, making it a significant contributor to climate change. So faculty at CU Boulder started developing ...

Structural materials have not changed all that much since reinforced concrete was introduced to construction in the late 19th century, but a fiber-reinforced, mineral composite system from a Florida ...

Which magnetic building blocks are best? Parents are giving their babies, kids and toddlers more STEM toys to educate them and help them succeed in a global market. Sets of magnetic building blocks ...

Groups of atoms or molecules arranged in different ways can be approximated by a single squishy bead with some effective stiffness. Tokyo, Japan – Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have ...

The idea seems futuristic: At ETH Zurich, various disciplines are working together to combine conventional materials with bacteria, algae and fungi. The common goal: to create living materials that ...

Imagine if you could "print" a tiny skyscraper using DNA instead of steel. That’s what researchers at Columbia and Brookhaven are doing—constructing intricate 3D nanostructures by harnessing the ...

Today, interconnected and fast-paced lifestyles, future mobility trends and constant material innovation puts pressure on a slow-moving building industry. How can architecture keep up with this trend?