New Technology for Repairing Earthquake-Damaged Buildings

New Technology for Repairing Earthquake-Damaged Buildings

Weakened structures can be made to resist even major tremors

Google Maps Adds 25 Million Buildings, to Make It Easier to Get Your Bearings

Google Maps Adds 25 Million Buildings, to Make It Easier to Get Your Bearings

Google has expanded the number of building footprints with a new automated algorithm

“Hiding” Buildings from Seismic Waves

“Hiding” Buildings from Seismic Waves

Innovative metamaterials could be used to cloak various structures

  • History
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 23rd, 2012
New Roman Architectural Form Discovered in England

New Roman Architectural Form Discovered in England

Previously, the Roman repertoire was thought to be more limited

  • Sci Pry
  • By Smaranda Biliuti
  • January 13th, 2011
Buildings Could Get Green Skin

Buildings Could Get Green Skin

  • Sci Pry
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 27th, 2009
Experts Propose 'Living' Buildings that Clean the Atmosphere

Experts Propose 'Living' Buildings that Clean the Atmosphere

They could help tackle climate change

  • Sci Pry
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 11th, 2009
Polymer Coating Protects Historic Buildings from Tags

Polymer Coating Protects Historic Buildings from Tags

Graffiti artists deface many valuable edifices

  • Sci Pry
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 11th, 2009
The 5 Tallest Structures in the World

The 5 Tallest Structures in the World

Impressive buildings require exquisite engineering

The Ziggurat: Yet Another City for the Future

The Ziggurat: Yet Another City for the Future

The pyramid city addresses the overpopulation problem

Could We Ever Accurately Predict Earthquakes?

Could We Ever Accurately Predict Earthquakes?

Early warning systems

Imagine a Building Made of Water

Imagine a Building Made of Water

MIT will present the "liquid walls"