Northrop Grumman has won a $9.5 million U.S. Air Force contract to help enhance the surveillance capabilities of aerial vehicles by embedding antennas in the primary load-bearing structures of ...

The system could also work in reverse, showing how other aspects of a structure should be altered in order to utilize a given tree fork for a specific node. In the next step of the process, another ...

Load-bearing structures like bridges and shelters can be made with origami modules -- versatile components that can fold compactly and adapt into different shapes -- engineers have demonstrated. For ...

Explore the future of construction with 3D concrete printing. Discover its viability for load-bearing components and ...

Concrete support node with carbon fiber-reinforced plastic hull. Photo Credit: Larissa Born, University of Stuttgart (ITFT), Institute for Textile and Fiber Technologies An interdisciplinary research ...

From next-generation body armor to new treatments for tuberculosis, marine sponges have plenty to offer the world of science, and now we’re seeing how they might inspire stronger and lighter ...

For the first time, load-bearing structures like bridges and shelters can be made with origami modules—versatile components that can fold compactly and adapt into different shapes—University of ...