Security
,The innocuous microwave on a shelf in a laboratory at the U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Richland, Wash., is anything but ordinary.
Oct 27, 2020
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Internet
Google plans to hire 10,000 workers in four cities over the next five years, with a focus on recruiting Black talent as part of the company's racial equity commitment announced in June.
Oct 23, 2020
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Computer Sciences
In case of an emergency, first responders like the fire brigade need up-to-date information. Two-dimensional maps are a common source of information, but they can be difficult to read in an emergency situation. UT Ph.D. student ...
Oct 22, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) report a breakthrough in developing a next-generation thermochromic window that not only reduces the need for air conditioning but ...
Oct 19, 2020
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Researchers at Hiroshima University have taught an AI to look at post-disaster aerial images and accurately determine how battered the buildings are—a technology that crisis responders can use to map damage and identify ...
Sep 30, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
An interactive 3-D map of London that grades the energy efficiency of more than 3.5 million properties has been built by UCL researchers for the Greater London Authority (GLA) to inform efforts in tackling fuel poverty and ...
Sep 14, 2020
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Sick of noise from construction work, speeding trains and car alarms flooding in through the open window of your tiny apartment in a crowded metropolis?
Sep 10, 2020
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Robotics
How do you calculate the coordinated movements of two robot arms so they can accurately guide a highly flexible tool? ETH researchers have integrated all aspects of the optimisation calculations into an algorithm. A hot-wire ...
Sep 8, 2020
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Robotics
It wasn't long after Hurricane Laura hit the Gulf Coast Thursday that people began flying drones to record the damage and posting videos on social media. Those videos are a precious resource, say researchers at Carnegie Mellon ...
Aug 28, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Imagine flying over Denver and spotting a cluster of downtown skyscrapers with vast swaths of green roofs visible at different heights. It would be enchanting, and it would be green—figuratively and literally.
Jul 29, 2020
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In architecture, construction, engineering and real estate development the word building may refer to one of the following:
In this article, the first usage is generally intended unless otherwise specified.
Buildings come in a wide amount of shapes and functions, and have been adapted throughout history for a wide number of factors, from building materials available, to weather conditions, to land prices, ground conditions, specific uses and aesthetic reasons.
Buildings serve several needs of society - primarily as shelter from weather and as general living space, to provide privacy, to store belongings and to comfortably live and work. A building as a shelter represents a physical division of the human habitat into the inside (a place of comfort and safety) and the outside (a place that at times may be harsh and harmful). Ever since the first cave paintings, buildings have also become objects or canvasess of artistic expression. In recent years, interest in sustainable planning and building practices has also become part of the design process of many new buildings.
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