Architecture and Construction

400,000 Farmers in Southern Africa Using ‘Fertilizer Trees’ to Improve Food Security

As World Food Day Puts Focus on Food Crises, Research Shows Potential for Rapid, Radical Transformation on Smallholder FarmsNAIROBI, KENYA (14 October 2011)—…

Energy efficiency in building and cities – EU CONCERTO initiative shows successful measures

Sustainable energy consumption, the use of renewable energies, energy efficiency and the reduction of CO2 emissions are the current challenges that cities and…

A cut above the Eiffel Tower: Architects are studying constructions from Russian engineer Shukov

He developed a number of revolutionary construction techniques including the first suspended roof structure. The Russian engineer built lattice towers up to…

Increase in storm damage brings call for more stringent standards

Researchers from a team funded by the National Science Foundation have examined some of last spring’s massive tornado damage and conclude in a new report that…

Mutations not inherited from parents cause more than half the cases of schizophrenia

A group led by Maria Karayiorgou, MD, and Joseph A. Gogos, MD, PhD, examined the genomes of patients with schizophrenia and their families, as well as healthy…

Scientists invent heat-regulating building material

Researchers based at The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) believe their invention — which could be used in existing structures as well as new…

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