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Robotic Inspection: Percepto Robots Inspect Critical Infrastructure
Brief Percepto is laying a plan to expand inspection robotics from drones to other forms and is advancing the strategy with $45 million in funding. The plan includes third-party platforms, such as Boston Dynamics' four-legged robot, providing a safer, cheaper and more...
Polymer-coated Electrode Detects PFAS in Water
Brief The US Army Corps of Engineers and scientists from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are working on a polymer-coated electrode sensor that could identify PFAS in waterways out in the field. Insight Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)...
London’s Minimal House: East London House Extension is a Study in Raw Concrete
Brief Studio McW turned to raw concrete to update a house in East London. Architects said the minimalist design drew inspiration from other concrete structures, such as a labyrinth home designed by Xavier Corbero in Catalonia, Spain. Insight Ahouse extension in...
Canads’s Fibonacci House: A Test case of 3D Construction Printing
Brief Canada's Fibonacci House was inspired by a medieval mathematician and demonstrates how 3D printing in construction accommodates complex designs while lessening a need for skilled labor. The concrete design departs from rectangular structures and instead contains...
Carbon Textile Concrete: Concrete Structure’s Lifespan Extended by a Carbon Textile
Brief The Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology has developed a new way to strengthen deteriorated concrete structures. A noncombustible carbon textile grid and cement mortar triple the cement's usable life span and double its load-bearing...
Bridge felxibility: Limb-inspired Bridges Promise High Earthquake Resistance at Low Cost
Brief Earthquakes can compromise even the strongest columns supporting bridges, but a hybrid sliding-rocking bridge design promises similar strength and quake resistance with joints and segments that can move. The design developed at Texas A&M University is...
Greenery Covered Towers to Grow Over Shenzhen Transport Hub
Brief Foster + Partners has designed a new development for Shenzhen, China. Guangming Hub will include a series of greenery filled towers inspired by traditional Chinese gateways and incorporate virtual reality and autonomous vehicle technologies. Insight Each...
Easy Cabin House: Easy to Assemble A-frame Cabin goes up in a Long Weekend
Brief While handy types can build an A-frame cabin themselves, the less DIY inclined who would rather follow a plan and have the materials supplied can do so with the Den Cabin Kit. Costing $21,000, it's claimed very easy to build even by amateurs. Insight...
Self-assembling Structures : AI-driven Structures would Build Themselves
Brief A US Army think tank and MIT say that self-assembling structures including bridges are now possible with the use of robotic metamaterials. The envisioned system would deploy itself in the form of robot swarms using shapes generated by artificial intelligence at...