Two young designers from Zurich University of the Arts have created “bloc,” a modular terracotta cooling brick aimed at reducing heat in urban public spaces such as bus stops, plazas, and schoolyards.
Scientists have developed a new passive seismic damping device that could help protect buildings, bridges, and sensitive equipment from earthquake damage without using electricity. The patented system
Germany is testing an innovative river-based power plant on the Middle Rhine near Sankt Goar that uses 124 small hydrokinetic turbines called “Energyfish.” Unlike traditional hydropower, the system do
Scientists at King’s College London have discovered an unusual new form of aluminum that could help replace expensive, scarce metals used in catalysts. The compound is a neutral aluminum(I) trimer, ca