Engineering

Carpet fibers can stop concrete cracking

Engineers in Australia have found a way to make stronger and crack-resistant concrete with scrap carpet fibers, rolling out the red carpet for sustainability in the construction sector.

Engineering

Crowdsourcing system aims to map wildfires in seconds

The 2023 blaze in Lahaina, Hawaii, which claimed more than 100 lives and burned 6,500 acres of land across Maui, is a tragic example of how rapid wildfire spread can make effective response efforts impossible, resulting in ...

Engineering

Scientists stir bizarre 'supersolid' matter for first time

Scientists on Wednesday said that they have successfully stirred a strange matter called a "supersolid"—which is both rigid and fluid—for the first time, providing direct proof of the dual nature of this quantum oddity.

Engineering

Developing environmentally friendly wood fiber boards

NIBIO's wood scientists are keen to contribute to a circular economy. By systematically improving the various links in the wood material value chain—from the trees in the forest to finished wood products—the goal of the ...

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