Health-conscious concrete
23 March 2015Roads that self-repair, bridges filled with first-aid bubbles, buildings with arteries… not some futuristic fantasy but a very real possibility with ‘smart’ concrete.
Better building through design
04 June 2014The construction industry could slash its carbon emissions by as much as 50% by optimising the design of new buildings, which currently use double the amount of steel and concrete required by safety codes.
Building ‘nanomachines’ in biological outer space
14 November 2013New research reveals how bacteria construct tiny flagella ‘nanomachines’ outside the cell.
Smarter infrastructure
10 January 2013A team from the Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction has developed a mechanical amplifier which converts ambient vibrations into electricity more effectively, and could be used to power wireless sensors for monitoring the structural health of roads, bridges and tunnels.
