Leaf-cutter ants build super highways to transfer food and building materials hundreds of metres without communicating with each other, scientists claimed Wednesday, in findings that could prompt a rethink about how some ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 23, 2019
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One of the common beliefs about bio-construction is that it is only for rich people. According to Mike Lawrence, Professor at the BRE CICM (Centre for Innovative Construction Materials), University of Bath, UK, this is a ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 16, 2019
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The story of the lysosome is a classic smear campaign. Once dismissed as the garbage disposal of the cell—it does break down unneeded cell debris—it is now valued by scientists who realized all that dirty work also controls ...
Bio & Medicine
Dec 20, 2018
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California's deadly Camp Fire is now 100 percent contained, but low humidity and strong winds in the state mean that wildfires could strike again.
Engineering
Nov 28, 2018
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About 5 tons of phosphogypsum is generated per ton of phosphoric acid production, and worldwide, phosphogypsum generation is estimated to be around 100 to 280 MT per year. Globally, 15 percent is recycled as building materials, ...
Materials Science
Nov 28, 2018
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A vision of a future moon base that could be produced and maintained using 3-D printing.
Space Exploration
Nov 21, 2018
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A University of Melbourne researcher has led the successful development of an organic, non-combustible and lightweight cladding core—a product that was previously thought to be impossible to create.
Materials Science
Nov 20, 2018
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Low humidity and strong winds in California mean that this month's wildfires could strike again. Unfortunately, better building materials and planning can only offer so much protection, says a Purdue University natural hazards ...
Engineering
Nov 19, 2018
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The construction industry is one of the most resource-intensive sectors of the German economy. The nation's buildings constitute a vast store of raw materials, harboring some 100 billion metric tons of materials that could ...
Engineering
Oct 25, 2018
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In the search for sustainable materials, the day-to-day structures of plants could help replace polluting materials and plastics with ones that are less detrimental to our environment.
Plants & Animals
Oct 2, 2018
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