A home’s exterior is its most visible promise—a declaration of shelter and stability. It is the first line of defense, a silent guardian standing against searing sun, driving rain, and seasonal storms ...

How materials move shapes both architecture and how we design. While architects often consider both material sourcing and manufacturing, the physical products and assemblies themselves also move and ...

Drawing inspiration from the veinous ears of jackrabbits and elephants, Drexel University researchers have come up with a new approach to passive heating and cooling that could one day make buildings ...

Prefabricated, modular timber construction has emerged as a particularly suitable way for building in existing structures – especially in confined urban spaces. Gaps between buildings can be closed ...

Here is a new material capable of behaving like a liquid under low pressure, then solidifying instantly upon impact.

Ferroelectric materials are distinguished by a spontaneous macroscopic polarisation that can be reversed by an external electric field. These systems undergo phase transitions that are central to ...

This series of articles is designed to help molders understand how a few analytical tools can help diagnose a part failure. Michael Sepe is our analyst and author. He is the technical director at ...