Civil Engineering News

Posted December 30, 2009:

• Lithium-Air Batteries Could Displace Gasoline in Future Cars

Posted December 23, 2009:

• Soil Studies Reveal Rise in Antibiotic Resistance
• An Easy Way to See the World's Thinnest Material

Posted December 21, 2009:

• Modern Tests Demonstrate Soundness of Old Iron Bridge

Posted December 15, 2009:

• Engineers Help Secure California Highways and Roads
• Negative Image of 19th Century Architects Is Wrong, Researcher Says

Posted December 14, 2009:

• Going Vertical: Fleeing Tsunamis by Moving Up, Not out

Posted December 10, 2009:

• Experts: Disease-Resistant Plants Enhance Profits, Client Satisfaction

Posted December 1, 2009:

• Shape Shifters: Researchers Create New Breed of Antennas

Posted November 30, 2009:

• Action Recommended for Indoor Radon Below Current Guidelines

Posted November 23, 2009:

• High-Tech Origami: Water Droplets Direct Self-Assembly Process in Thin-Film Materials

Posted November 20, 2009:

• Low Carbon Straw House Passes Fire Safety Test

Posted November 18, 2009:

• 'Fingerprinting' RFID Tags: Researchers Develop Anti-Counterfeiting Technology
• Protection Facilitates Construction of Molecules

Posted November 12, 2009:

• Nanotech in Space: New Experiment to Weather the Trials of Orbit
• New Water Management Tool May Help Ease Effects of Drought

Posted November 11, 2009:

• Self-Cleaning Silicone Gel Insect Wings
• Underground Power Lines That Bypass Monuments In Cities

Posted November 10, 2009:

• New Nanocrystalline Diamond Probes Overcome Wear

Posted November 9, 2009:

• New Transparent Insulating Film Could Enable Energy-Efficient Displays

Posted November 5, 2009:

• Community Education And Evacuation Planning Saved Lives In Sept. 29 Samoan Tsunami

Posted November 4, 2009:

• Tiny Injector To Speed Development Of New, Safer, Cheaper Drugs

Posted October 29, 2009:

• Liquid Granite: Building Material Of The Future Unveiled

Posted October 22, 2009:

• More Students Than Ever Before Studying Engineering And Physical Sciences At Degree Level, UK Figures Show

Posted October 21, 2009:

• Ensuring Quality In Lightweight Construction

Posted October 19, 2009:

• Tsunami Evacuation Buildings: Another Way To Save Lives In The Pacific Northwest

Posted October 13, 2009:

• Sustainable Architecture: Setting Sail In An Ecological 'Earthship'
• Urban Growth Versus Global Warming

Posted October 7, 2009:

• Eco-Friendly Defence Against Erosion In Arctic Regions

Posted September 24, 2009:

• Fit For Fashion And Purpose: Women Call For Better And Safer Clothing To Meet Their Work Needs
• Plants' Response To Fire Tested
• Key Process For Space Outpost Proved On 'Vomit Comet' Ride

Posted September 23, 2009:

• Sound Waves Save Roads

Posted September 22, 2009:

• Rural Roads Dangerous For Young Drivers

Posted September 17, 2009:

• Strain On Nanocrystals Could Yield Colossal Results

Posted September 10, 2009:

• Engineers Develop Safer, Blast-Resistant Glass

Posted September 9, 2009:

• Cement's Basic Molecular Structure Finally Decoded

Posted September 8, 2009:

• K-12 Education Should Include Engineering, Experts Say

Posted September 2, 2009:

• Intelligent Structural Elements: Support Frames, Adaptive Engine Hoods And More To Come
• New Design Keeps Buildings Standing And Habitable After Major Earthquakes

Posted September 1, 2009:

• 'FEAsy' Analyzes Designs From Raw Sketches To Speed Parts Creation

Posted August 25, 2009:

• Slow-Motion Earthquake Testing Probes How Buildings Collapse In Quakes

Posted August 21, 2009:

• New Supercomputer -- Cystorm -- Unleashes 28.16 Trillion Calculations Per Second

Posted August 19, 2009:

• Flying By The Skin Of Our Teeth

Posted August 11, 2009:

• Capping Two-Faced 'Janus' Nanoparticle Gives Engineers Complete Control

Posted August 10, 2009:

• Tiny 'MEMS' Devices To Filter, Amplify Electronic Signals

Posted August 6, 2009:

• Protein Unfolding Is Key For Understanding Blood Clot Mechanics

Posted August 4, 2009:

• Myth Of High Engineering Dropout Rate Refuted By New Study

Posted July 24, 2009:

• Improved Air Quality During Beijing Olympics Could Inform Pollution-Curbing Policies

Posted July 23, 2009:

• Understanding Biology Of Guam's Native Fadang Tree

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