In a new book, an MIT urban planner rethinks the mundane, ubiquitous parking lot
Quick: Name a great parking lot.
Other
Mar 13, 2012
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News tagged with architectural design
ONR pursuing affordable common radar for surface ships
To upgrade the Navy's fleet of aging combat ship radar systems, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) is developing technologies that will combat the obsolescence of surveillance systems at a more affordable cost.
Engineering
Sep 21, 2011
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Thomas Edison also invented the concrete house, researcher says
Afficionados of modern poured-concrete design were in for a rude awakening last month when they heard NJIT Assistant Professor Matt Burgermaster's presentation at the 64th annual meeting of the Society of Architectural Historians. ...
Archaeology
Jun 1, 2011
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Hunting for gaps
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have developed a new model for the behavior of pedestrians and crowds. It can help to understand and prevent tragic crowd disasters, to develop better architectural designs and new navigation ...
Computer Sciences
Apr 19, 2011
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100-year study mirrors U.S. history of concrete (w/ Video)
Almost since the beginning of recorded history, people have used concrete substances in everything from infrastructure to artwork.
Engineering
Dec 17, 2010
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IBM's new architecture can double analytics processing speed
At the Supercomputing 2010 conference, IBM today unveiled details of a new storage architecture design, created by IBM scientists, that will convert terabytes of pure information into actionable insights twice as fast as ...
Software
Nov 19, 2010
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Intel Shares Vision for the Future
At its developer conference today, Intel Corporation demonstrated how the company is providing a foundation on which to build common hardware, software and ecosystem solutions to make computing experiences and devices work ...
Other
Apr 14, 2010
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Setting sail in an ecological 'Earthship'
Could sustainable architecture address pollution, climate change and resource depletion by helping us build self-sufficient, off-grid, housing from "waste", including vehicle tires and metal drinks containers? That's the ...
Astronomy
Oct 13, 2009
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Data Travels Six Times Faster in the Clouds
(PhysOrg.com) -- The National Center for Data Mining (NCDM) at the University of Chicago at Illinois established a cloud computing system that can quickly compile data from widely geographically distributed data centers across ...
Computer Sciences
Feb 26, 2009
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Chips with everything
(PhysOrg.com) -- While the technology to make computer chips smaller and cheaper progresses each year, the fundamental structure of the chip - the computer architecture - has remained the same for decades. This led Professor ...
Computer Sciences
Feb 24, 2009
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