Load-bearing structures like bridges and shelters can be made with origami modules -- versatile components that can fold compactly and adapt into different shapes -- engineers have demonstrated. For ...

For generations, Lego bricks have inspired creativity among the young and not so young. But that’s child’s play compared with how the classic toy showed researchers at the University of Akron (UA) a ...

Dear Pat: I see these makeover shows on television. I want to open up my kitchen to the family room, and it would be fun to knock out the wall myself. Someone said to be careful of bearing walls. What ...

Batteries are at the core of green and clean technologies that propel forward the automotive, mobility, and aerospace segments. All these markets demand both high energy density for energy storage and ...

Load-bearing masonry isn’t exactly novel—stereotomic construction spans continents, cultures, and epochs. Despite stone’s ubiquity—throughout history and as a resource—steel and reinforced concrete ...

March 19, 2021 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google For some reason, a lot of people still love open floor plans, and they don’t seem to be going anywhere. That’s ...