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Posted November 4, 2009:

• Liquid Granite: Building Material Of The Future Unveiled

Posted October 28, 2009:

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

Posted October 16, 2009:

• Sustainable Architecture: Setting Sail In An Ecological 'Earthship'

Posted October 13, 2009:

• Investigating Nanopillars: Silicon Brittle? Not This Kind!
• Intelligent Structural Elements: Support Frames, Adaptive Engine Hoods And More To Come

Posted October 7, 2009:

• Why Did Cowboys Facility Collapse?

Posted October 4, 2009:

• New Electronic Concept: How Hybrid Motors Could Become Cheaper

Posted October 1, 2009:

• 'Green' Research Results In New Geopolymer Concrete Technology

Posted September 24, 2009:

• Sound Waves Save Roads

Posted September 11, 2009:

• Engineers Develop Safer, Blast-resistant Glass

Posted September 4, 2009:

• New Design Keeps Buildings Standing And Habitable After Major Earthquakes

Posted August 28, 2009:

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

Posted August 11, 2009:

• New Fireproof Coatings Can Really Take The Heat

Posted August 10, 2009:

• 1930s Home Goes Green

Posted July 27, 2009:

• Concrete Columns With Internal Bars Made Of Glass Fibers Can Make A Building Sturdier

Posted July 20, 2009:

• University Has Grand Designs To Build A House Of Straw

Posted July 7, 2009:

• Engineers Research Effects Of Heat Expansion On Economically Efficient Bridge Design

Posted July 3, 2009:

• New Material Made From Paper Sludge Could Replace Plastic Packaging

Posted June 30, 2009:

• Energy-Efficient Intelligent House That Can Learn Our Routines

Posted June 27, 2009:

• Engineers Investigate Lead-Free Soldering

Posted June 25, 2009:

• Concrete Creep Slowed: Work Paves Way For Lightweight, Vastly More Durable Infrastructure

Posted June 16, 2009:

• Do And Don't Of Building In Hurricane-prone Areas

Posted June 3, 2009:

• Secret Of Sandcastle Construction Could Help Revive Ancient Building Technique, Researchers Say

Posted May 29, 2009:

• Water Tunnel Makes For Exacting Hydrodynamics For Product Testing

Posted May 24, 2009:

• How Solid Is Concrete's Carbon Footprint?

Posted April 29, 2009:

• Singing Screws Reveal Sick Structures

Posted April 28, 2009:

• Reversing Time To Spot Cracks In Gas Pipes

Posted April 24, 2009:

• Self-healing Concrete For Safer, More Durable Infrastructure

Posted April 22, 2009:

• Implementing Sustainable Technology To Monitor The Integrity Of U.S. Bridges

Posted April 16, 2009:

• One-story Masonry Building Survives Strong Jolts During Seismic Tests

Posted April 5, 2009:

• Straw Bale House Survives Violent Shaking At Earthquake Lab

Posted April 3, 2009:

• Fitter Frames: Nanotubes Boost Structural Integrity Of Composites

Posted April 1, 2009:

• Restoring Teeth: Glass Fiber Posts Favor More Resistant And More Beautiful Smiles, Study Finds

Posted March 18, 2009:

• Mansions In Pompeii: Ideal Measurements Of A Pre-Roman Model

Posted March 11, 2009:

• New Design Means Cheaper, More Sustainable Construction

Posted March 9, 2009:

• New Building Design Withstands Earthquake Simulation

Posted March 6, 2009:

• Converting Solar Light To Electricity: Silicon-free Photoelectric Module Integrates Easily

Posted February 26, 2009:

• Information Superhighway's Trash Yields A Super Highway Asphalt

Posted February 23, 2009:

• Viscosity-enhancing Nanomaterials May Double Service Life Of Concrete

Posted February 21, 2009:

• Simple Method Strengthens Schools, Other Buildings Against Earthquakes

Posted February 19, 2009:

• Defying The Disaster: Exploring Resilient Housing

Posted February 13, 2009:

• Violent Computer Games Have Role In Fire Safety

Posted February 12, 2009:

• Test Tube Chemistry Inside A Carbon Nanotube

Posted February 5, 2009:

• Toward 'Invisible Electronics' And Transparent Displays

Posted January 22, 2009:

• Stretchable Electronics With A Twist

Posted December 12, 2008:

• Rust-proof -- Even Without Chromium

Posted December 5, 2008:

• Engineers Work To Make Historic Buildings Safer During Strong Earthquakes

Posted November 28, 2008:

• Final World Trade Center 7 Investigation Report On September 11, 2001 Collapse Released

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