Synthetic biologists engineer world’s strongest biomaterial
It’s the most durable biological material you’ve never heard of: sporopollenin.
This naturally occurring polymer coats and protects individual grains of plant pollen, and it’s...
MK27 creates polycarbonate glazed pavilion in São Paulo
Brazilian firm Studio MK27 has used timber, polycarbonate panels, white metal sheets to form an austere building for Micasa, a contemporary furniture retailer based...
World’s first family to live in a 3D-printed home
A family in France has become the first in the world to move into a 3D-printed house. The four-bedroom property is a prototype for...
MARY CORSE: A Survey in Light
At the entrance to Mary Corse: A Survey in Light at the Whitney Museum of American Art, a monitor plays White Light (1968), a film showing a young...
Detecting damages in non-magnetic steel through magnetism
Wear, corrosion, material fatigue—these signs of degradation are common to most materials. This makes it all the more important to detect damage early, preferably...
Marsha 3D Printed Cylinders The Future of Living on Mars
3D PRINTING
In-Situ Resource Utilization
Martian exploration and settlement at any meaningful scale will depend on materials found on Mars. This is enabled by a technology...
3D Printing Helps Prove Sensor Marketability in Low Volume
Fish farming requires farmers to closely monitor water conditions to control rearing operations and yield an ideal harvesting rate. Sensors are increasingly being used...
Titanium dioxide as a nanoscale sensor of mechanical stress
Scientists from EPFL, Germany, and France have revealed a new property of the cheap and abundant material anatase titanium dioxide, which promises applications as...
Concrete 3D Printing Technology at CERL Prints Barracks
I was recently invited to the US Army’s Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) in Illinois to see a...
Exhibit encourages to ‘think outside the square’ at Iowa State Fair
University Marketing partnered with the College of Design this year for “Think Outside the Square: Design That’s Shaping Iowa’s Future.” The 1,800-square-foot Iowa State exhibit will...
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