'Collapsible scissored surfaces' complete trilogy of metamaterial design principles

Over the past decade, Professor L. Mahadevan's Soft Math Lab at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) has helped establish how the ancient Japanese paper arts ...
Tech Xplore

Smarter optimization model could cut bridge and building materials by up to 90%

In 2022, global production of construction materials accounted for more than 7% of total carbon emissions. But how many of ...
The Straits Times

SUTD and Mendaki to partner on design, AI training for Malay/Muslim community

SINGAPORE – The Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) and community self-help group Mendaki will collaborate in providing training and skills development opportunities in design and ...
ArchDaily

How Do Composites Make Complex Designs Constructible?

Once confined to the aerospace and automotive industries, composite materials have taken on an increasingly central role in contemporary architecture. By combining two or more components, such as ...
Wilson Center

Niambi Carter: A Complex Tapestry of Race, Politics, and Global Connections

Dr. Niambi Carter’s research isn’t just about race. She studies what it means to be Black, how identity is shaped by history, and how migration and political power intersect in ways that transcend ...
The Straits Times

4 floors to be added to conserved Golden Mile Complex, alongside new 45-storey residential tower

SINGAPORE – Four storeys will be added to the conserved Golden Mile Complex, along with a new 45-storey residential tower named Aurea. On Aug 29, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) granted ...
Independent.ie

Kamala Harris’s links to Ireland may be more complex than connection to 18th-century slave owner

Hamilton Brown might not even be a blood relation, says academic Michelle O’Mahony US vice-president Kamala Harris. Photo: Reuters An Irish historian believes US vice-president Kamala Harris’s Irish ...
cyclingweekly

Zwift Ride: Indoor training brand's re-entry into hardware market is absolutely not what we were expecting

When, just a few weeks back, Zwift surprised me with an invite to preview a secret piece of hardware my imagination ran wild. What could it be? My initial reaction, based on the demise of the original ...
Nature

Feasible supply of steel and cement within a carbon budget is likely to fall short of expected global demand

The current decarbonization strategy for the steel and cement industries is inherently dependent on the build-out of infrastructure, including for CO 2 transport and storage, renewable electricity, ...
Engineering News-Record

New Jersey Court Complex Renovated to Withstand Disasters

The Honorable Frank J. Guarini Justice Complex in Jersey City, N.J. is being constructed to withstand the blast from a terrorist explosion. A pair of massive steel trusses are designed to sustain the ...
Nature

Prediction of 316 stainless steel low-cycle fatigue life based on machine learning

The low-cycle fatigue life of 316 stainless steel is a significant basis for safety assessment. Usually, many factors affect the low-cycle fatigue life of stainless steel, and the relationship between ...