by Paul Kenney | Aug 27, 2015 | A/E Industry News
Source: GA Designs Radical Shipping Container Skyscraper for Mumbai Slum | ArchDaily CULVER CITY, Calif.—An international architecture firm is envisioning a skyscraper constructed entirely of shipping containers to help alleviate overcrowding in Mumbai, India. Ganti +...
by Paul Kenney | Aug 27, 2015 | A/E Industry News
Carbon nanofibers are an incredibly exciting material. They’ve been around for a long time, but still aren’t common, partially because they’re difficult and expensive to make. Now, a team of engineers say it figured out a simple way to make them–by sucking carbon...
by Paul Kenney | Aug 20, 2015 | A/E Industry News
The installed price of distributed solar photovoltaic (PV) power systems in the United States continues to fall precipitously. Source: U.S. Distributed Solar Prices Fell 10 to 20 Percent in 2014, with Trends Continuing into 2015 | Berkeley Lab BERKELEY, Calif.—The...
by Paul Kenney | Aug 20, 2015 | A/E Industry News
The warmest year on record so far may have claimed another milestone, and this time it’s a big one. Source: July 2015 was very likely Earth’s hottest month on record NEW YORK—According to preliminary data from NASA, along with information from the Japan...
by Paul Kenney | Aug 13, 2015 | A/E Industry News
How do you design a new type of elevator without installing it in an existing building? It’s a chicken/egg question that engineers have long struggled with—even using abandoned mine shafts to test new technology. Source: This Super Tall, Super Thin Tower Was Built...
