World first concept for rechargeable cement-based batteries
Credit: Yen Strandqvist/Chalmers University of Technology Imagine an entire twenty storey concrete building which can store energy like a giant ...
Tag: Civil Engineering
Greenhouse gas and aerosol emissions are lengthening and intensifying droughts
UCI study shows human-sourced boost to drying in Americas, Africa and AsiaCredit: Amir AghaKouchak / UCI Irvine, Calif., May 17, ...
Four Maryland engineers receive CAREER awards
Credit: University of Maryland Four faculty members of the University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering -- Shelby ...
Tests of bitumen pave way to rational approaches in road building
A research conducted by Kazan Federal University was published in Scientific ReportsCredit: Kazan Federal University First co-author, Junior Research Associate ...
Causes of concrete and asphalt deterioration explained
Credit: Akihiro Moriyoshi, et al. PLOS ONE. May 13, 2021 Scientists reveal that the deterioration of modern concrete and asphalt ...
Study: Drivers with shift work sleep disorder 3x more likely to be in crash
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A new visual library to achieve successful Plus Energy Building design
Mapping culture and climatic energy drivers in EuropeCredit: Cultural-E project Researchers from RMIT University, Eurac Research and University Ca' Foscari ...
On the road to smart cities: Where smart vehicles stand and where they’re going
Researchers explore the past, present, and future of smart vehicles and what their integration with smart cities would takeCredit: IEEE/CAA ...
Army Corps of Engineers awards UToledo $1.4-M to develop new methods to combat toxic algae
UToledo researchers are collaborating with municipal water treatment plants in OhioCredit: Daniel Miller, The University of Toledo The U.S. Army ...
Strategic formulation of common cement could have a big impact on water purification
Powerful combinatorial analysis amplifies limited experimental data to find the right cement ingredients for water purificationCredit: U.S. Geological Survey Department ...
Previously unrecognized tsunami hazard identified in coastal cities
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. --A new study found overlooked tsunami hazards related to undersea, near-shore strike-slip ...
Russian scientists engineering an ‘Arctic bus’ for safe trips around the far North
Credit: SUSU A motor bus, which will allow to travel around the Far North in any conditions, as well as ...
Marine animals inspire new approaches to structural topology optimization
Credit: Candler Hobbs, Georgia Tech A mollusk and shrimp are two unlikely marine animals that are playing a very important ...
City, University of London joins forces with Engineers Without Borders UK
The strategic university partnership is aimed at embedding global and social responsibility into education and student experience.Credit: EWB UK City, ...
Are our oil and gas pipelines safe during an earthquake?
The research shows that current methods used for calculating stress received by the underground pipelines during an earthquake are incorrect.Credit: ...
Norovirus clusters are resistant to environmental stresses and UV disinfection, new study finds
Findings suggest need to reconsider current disinfection, sanitation and hygiene practices Credit: NIH WASHINGTON (April 15, 2021) -- Clusters of ...
Channel migration plays leading role in river network evolution, study finds
Credit: Graphic courtesy Jeffrey Kwang A new study by former University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign graduate student Jeffrey Kwang, now at ...
Life expectancy lower near superfund sites
Lower still for those with low incomesCredit: University of Houston Living near a hazardous waste or Superfund site could cut ...
‘Sustainable Construction’: Austrian Stones & Ceramics Association endows TU Graz professorship
Appointment of the professorhip 'Sustainable Construction' will take place in the summer of 2021Credit: Lunghammer - TU Graz Graz University ...
Policy decisions will affect coastal communities’ risk more than climate change
Credit: Steve Dundas, Oregon State CORVALLIS, Ore. - Coastal communities face increasing danger from rising water and storms, but the ...
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