MIT unravels the mystery of Roman concrete
Samples of the ancient material contain bright white microscopic-scale mineral clusters.
Ecological materials: potato skin boards
Acoustic and thermal benefits, as well as attractiveness due to its porous structure and natural appearance.
Saving the Strait of Gibraltar
The use of ships and ferries is more viable and cost-effective than a bridge or tunnel between Spain and Morocco.
Recycled bricks
A new type of brick that improves buildings’ thermal, acoustic and structural performance.
Finite Element Method applied to structures
Tool in architecture and construction to solve complex problems in an efficient and precise way.
The future in architecture and construction: bio-concrete
Bacillus bacteria produce calcite when they come into contact with water, so that they close small cracks.
Design with glass as the supporting structure
A material that leaves designers free to create sensations of weightlessness and invisibility.
Application of UHPC to urban furniture
A highly durable, low-maintenance material that opens up endless design possibilities.
The world’s tallest hybrid tower (+video)
A hybrid tower project that gathers up the past of the city of Sydney and projects it towards a sustainable future.
MIT creates a new material that grows, strengthens and self-repairs with CO2
Engineers at MIT have created a material that grows, strengthens and self-repairs by extracting carbon dioxide, through a process similar to the way that plants incorporate carbon dioxide into their growth tissues. It is a polymer material that, should there be an imperfection or superficial crack, would self-repair the affected area just with the presence of the surrounding air and solar light or some type of interior illumination. This is a completely new concept in material science, that not only avoids the use of fossil fuels to create it, but it also has great benefits for the environment and climate, [...]
