The Structural Engineers 2050 Commitment Program is trying to identify best practices to reduce embodied carbon in building structures. SE 2050 is especially focused on ensuring consistency in the ...

As science continues to uncover the extent of the climate crisis, there is a push towards sustainability across all forms of industry, especially in energy and construction, with the latter ...

The ability to predict crystal structures is a key part of the design of new materials. New research shows that a mathematical algorithm can guarantee to predict the structure of any material just ...

Existing electroactive materials are hard, rigid, and often made from non-sustainable, toxic substances, making them impractical for use in soft, flexible electronics, wearable technology, and ...

The increasing threat of climate change has more and more building owners and homebuyers considering the sustainability of their structures and the role construction plays in global warming and use of ...

Inside, we feature a look at Novus International Inc.'s new environmentally friendly office, research laboratory and conferencing center at the Missouri Research Park in St. Charles, MO. St. Louis ...

To convey the might and prestige of their empire, the Romans constructed enduring architecture as symbols of their long-lasting reign. Emperors employed grand public works as assertions of their ...

Using peptides and a snippet of the large molecules in plastics, materials scientists have developed materials made of tiny, flexible nano-sized ribbons that can be charged just like a battery to ...

This illustration shows a future vision of assemblies of molecules formed by peptides and miniature molecular segments from a plastic material to create ferroelectric structures that switch polarity ...