Civil Engineering News

Posted April 22, 2010:

• Solar Energy: Cheaper Solar Concentrator With Fewer Photovoltaic Cells

Posted April 21, 2010:

• Early Engineering Feat: Bridge Designer and Builder Denied Recognition After Joining Confederacy
• Monitoring Bridges: Early Warning System for Rust Developed

Posted April 20, 2010:

• Materials Research Advances Reliability of Faster 'Smart Sensors'

Posted April 14, 2010:

• Solar Power in Ontario Could Produce Almost as Much Power as All U.S. Nuclear Reactors, Studies Find

Posted April 13, 2010:

• A Lab Rat -- Created in the Lab: Bioengineering Tissues as an Alternative to Animal Testing

Posted April 9, 2010:

• Wireless Nano Sensors Could Save Bridges, Buildings

Posted April 7, 2010:

• New Research May Revolutionize Ceramics Manufacturing

Posted April 1, 2010:

• Nanotechnologists Reveal the Frictional Characteristics of Atomically Thin Sheets

Posted March 29, 2010:

• New Method for Predicting and Describing How Materials Break
• Combustion Residue Lowers Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Concrete

Posted March 23, 2010:

• Lab-on-a-Chip With Moveable Channels
• Mini Generators Make Energy from Random Ambient Vibrations

Posted March 22, 2010:

• Chicken House Attics Can Be Tapped to Warm Broilers
• E-Waste: Crude Recycling Methods Used in Developing Countries Contaminate Air, Water and Soil, Researchers Say

Posted March 9, 2010:

• Natural and Artificial Sheaths Used to Mend Traumatic Bone Loss

Posted March 8, 2010:

• Synthetic 'Sea Shells' Made from Chalk and Materials Used in Disposable Coffee Cups

Posted February 25, 2010:

• Near-Frictionless Diamond Material Created Using Nanotechnology

Posted February 23, 2010:

• Stressed Nanomaterials Display Unexpected Movement

Posted February 16, 2010:

• New Approach to Understanding Surfaces of Materials
• New Material Mimics Bone to Create Better Biomedical Implants

Posted February 9, 2010:

• Nanoscale Structures With Superior Mechanical Properties Developed

Posted February 3, 2010:

• Engineers Aim to Make Air Travel Greener

Posted February 1, 2010:

• White Roofs May Successfully Cool Cities, Computer Model Demonstrates

Posted January 18, 2010:

• Unusual Snail Shell Could Be a Model for Better Armor
• Heat-Resistant Adhesive Used in Construction Instead of Bolts

Posted January 15, 2010:

• Haiti Earthquake: Converting Shipping Containers Into Emergency Housing

Posted January 14, 2010:

• Industry Corruption, Shoddy Construction Likely Contributed to Haiti Quake Devastation

Posted January 13, 2010:

• 'Greenroads' Rates Sustainable Road Projects

Posted January 7, 2010:

• Nanoscience Goes 'Big': Discovery Could Lead to Enhanced Electronics

Posted December 30, 2009:

• Lithium-Air Batteries Could Displace Gasoline in Future Cars

Posted December 23, 2009:

• 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 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

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 4, 2009:

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

Posted October 29, 2009:

• Liquid Granite: Building Material Of The Future Unveiled

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