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Smart windows utilize liquid solution to improve buildings’ energy efficiency

A water-based approach to designing windows promises impressive energy efficiencies in operations of buildings.

Assessing the economic benefits of blue-green infrastructure

Blue-green infrastructure provides multiple benefits to humans and ecosystems, including health and biodiversity, but little data exists on economic benefit.

Free ASCE paper detects SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater

Authors of a new report in the Journal of Environmental Engineering, “SARS-CoV-2 in Detroit Wastewater,” share their first detection in regional wastewater in Detroit, and present methods used.

Exploring the properties of sea sand in sea sand–seawater concrete

With limited availability of freshwater globally, materials engineers have explored using sea sand and seawater in concrete production.

High-energy particle physics lab plans new engineering research center

National laboratory that specializes in high-energy particle physics focuses on vibration-dampening in its new purpose-built facility.

Energy outlook crowns solar new king

Electricity generation will undergo a massive change over the next five years as renewable energy sources overtake coal-fired power plants for energy production, report says.

Slideshow: Lessons learned from the Beirut port explosion

Get an up-close look at the types of building damage identified by engineers after an Aug. 4, 2020, explosion rocked Beirut, killing nearly 200 people and causing $10 to $15 billion in damage.

European Space Agency plans simulated lunar test site

Germany is building a lunar simulator in which astronauts will conduct multiple experiments, including habitat and energy tests.

Under the sea

An underwater research station extends the time researchers can spend in deep water.

New math model based on landslides and pinball analogy used to predict earthquake damage

A NEW MATHEMATICAL model uses a landslide model and a pinball machine analogy to help predict the damage caused by ground motions during seismic events. The new model was developed by Victor C. Tsai, Ph.D., an associate professor of geophysics in the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences at Brown University, and Greg Hirth, Ph.D., a professor of geophysics in the same department at...