Science & Tech

Atelier One By Suzanne Bearne Technology of Business reporter Made from a series of bamboo arches spanning 19 metres, the Arc at the Green School in Bali is heralded as one of the most significant structures ever made from bamboo. Designed by architecture studio Ibuku and using approximately 12.4 tonnes of Dendrocalamus Asper, also known

Chelsea Heveran, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Montana State University’s Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering, uses a scanning electron microscope to examine Synechococcus cyanobacteria on Jan. 14, 2020, in the Imaging and Chemical Analysis Laboratory at MSU in Bozeman, Montana. Heveran is the lead author of a new paper

As COVID-19 began to spread throughout the world’s urban centers in 2020, the pandemic revealed vulnerabilities not only in public health but also in material supply chains. In the U.S., the super disruption of resource flows wreaked particular havoc on the lumber industry, which experienced its most significant price increase since the housing boom after

The lumber and buildings materials (LBM) industry is positioned to leverage technology in creative and practical ways that not only make business processes easier to manage, but also help boost top and bottom lines. With technology in their corner, LBM dealers can turn lost time managing data in multiple systems into a singular, streamlined and cohesive

Researchers say they have found great success in a study using fungal networks, also known as mycelia, to find ways to build structures with less negative environmental impact, and less reliance on concrete. Scientists at Newcastle University in the UK say they have found a breakthrough in their work using the small connected strings that

A new milestone in 3D concrete printing has been reached in Germany where Europe’s first publicly funded multi-family house is being constructed using 3D printing. Located in the North Rhine-Westphalian city of Lünen, the innovative construction method is being combined with the conditions of public housing subsidies. Minister Ina Scharrenbach on the construction site of