Origami has inspired the design of structures with unique properties, finding a huge range of potential uses, including soft robots and stretchable electronics. Now researchers from Georgia Institute ...

Learn how to plan, route, and install hydronic radiant systems in timber-frame structures to deliver quiet, efficient, and visually unobtrusive heating solutions.

The plastic bottle you just tossed in the recycling bin could provide structural support for your future house. MIT engineers ...

Concrete support node with carbon fiber-reinforced plastic hull. Photo Credit: Larissa Born, University of Stuttgart (ITFT), Institute for Textile and Fiber Technologies An interdisciplinary research ...

Load-bearing structures like bridges and shelters can be made with origami modules -- versatile components that can fold compactly and adapt into different shapes -- engineers have demonstrated. For ...

Conformal load-bearing antenna structures (CLAS) represent an innovative integration of communication technology with structural composite materials. By embedding microstrip antennas within composite ...

In sympathy with nearby Victorian warehouses, the office building expresses its structure with a rugged, load-bearing steel and glass facade. The exposed steel frame, which is constructed to half ...

March 19, 2021 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google For some reason, a lot of people still love open floor plans, and they don’t seem to be going anywhere. That’s ...