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Single string pull turns flat designs into 3D structures for modular space habitats

When a user pulls the string, the structure moves smoothly into its final 3D form. If the user releases the string, the ...
Ars Technica

Protein structure and design software gets the Chemistry Nobel

On Wednesday, the Nobel Committee announced that it had awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry to researchers who pioneered major breakthroughs in computational chemistry. These include two researchers ...
The Desert Sun

Unusually shaped shade structure unveiled at Joshua Tree National Park

A cylindrical, concrete shade structure designed with the aesthetics of the surrounding desert landscape in mind was recently unveiled at Joshua Tree National Park. The Carapace Pavilion — named for a ...
Inhabitat

The tallest shipping container structure in the nation

Architectural design comes in all forms. In the case of the newly opened IDA on McKinley apartment building, that form is six stories of steel shipping containers that make up commercial and ...
Palo Alto Weekly

Meet the family company turning recycled steel into custom-built homes

The framing system for Bone Structure homes is made of steel tubes manufactured in factories and designed to connect together on-site. Photo courtesy Bone Structure. It was the aspiration of ...
PV Tech

Ciel & Terre releases new rail-based solar PV floating structure

Floating solar PV (FPV) firm Ciel & Terre has unveiled a new floating structure, dubbed WattRack, with a rail-based structure ...
The Business Journal

$37M parking structure aims to support Downtown Fresno housing push

Local and state leaders gathered on a chilly Monday morning in Downtown Fresno to officially break ground on the eight-story North Fulton Parking Structure designed to support housing and other ...