How Civic Tech Can Steer Development and Create Smarter Cities

How Civic Tech Can Steer Development and Create Smarter Cities

The latest buzz-phrase catching fire in planning and technology? Smart city concepts. The various strains of reactive infrastructure and efficient transportation that make up these new ideas for smart cities suggest a cleaner, less crowded, and more clever version of...
Light-Activated Wrap Designed to Fix Concrete Structures

Light-Activated Wrap Designed to Fix Concrete Structures

Utilizing tape to repair or reinforce concrete structures may seem like some hillbilly fix-it joke, but in fact that’s just what fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) sheets are used for. Now, scientists have developed what they say is a better FRP, that halves the...
Paving Ahead: Model Aims for Infrastructure Preservation

Paving Ahead: Model Aims for Infrastructure Preservation

In 2017, the American Society of Civil Engineer’s Infrastructure Report Card gavPaving ahead: Model aims for infrastructure preservatione America’s infrastructure an overall grade of a D+. Given that the report found the U.S. had been paying for just half of its...
Top