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Stanford breakthrough advances modeling of heterogeneous materials for sustainable design

Researchers at Stanford University have used a new mathematical approach to describe how heterogeneous materials such as soils, rocks, and composites are spatially structured. The team developed a so...

Study warns up to 70 % of California’s beaches may disappear

A new analysis by the Surfrider Foundation, as discussed in SFGate, indicates that up to 70% of California’s sandy beaches could be lost by 2100 if coastal erosion, sea level rise, and declining fede...

Concrete's Carbon Capture and Structural Longevity with Supercomputing

Researchers at the University of Southern California have achieved a major milestone in material science with the development of Allegro-FM, an advanced artificial intelligence model capable of simul...

Virtual CoastCraft game lets students explore coastal erosion in Minecraft

A new educational game called CoastCraft has been launched within Minecraft Education to help children ages 9 to 14 engage with climate change, coastal processes, and flood resilience in an interacti...

3D-printed ceramic helix structures aid reef recovery and coastal resilience

Researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa have developed and field-tested novel 3D-printed ceramic modules designed to boost survival and settlement rates of juvenile corals. These spiral-sha...

Digital Twin Infrastructure: Building Safer Bridges with AI

Artificial intelligence is emerging as a powerful tool to improve the safety and resilience of bridges. Researchers at the University of St. Thomas have demonstrated how AI can optimize structural de...

Beyond Recycling: The Future of Bridge Component Reuse

With the global push for sustainability in construction, the Netherlands is leading the charge—not just by recycling concrete but by reusing entire structural components. A groundbreaking project, ha...

After the Recent NTSB Report: 68 U.S. Bridges Now Flagged for Collapse Risk

When the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore catastrophically collapsed in March 2024 after being struck by a cargo ship, it didn’t just send concrete tumbling into the Patapsco River—it also shook...

Hydrogen and Nuclear Energy Unite to Cut Asphalt’s Carbon Footprint

The construction industry is taking a bold step toward sustainability with the introduction of nuclear-enabled hydrogen to power asphalt production. A groundbreaking initiative, led by a team of engi...

Fungible Engineering: The Future of Modular Design in Data Centers

In an era where speed, flexibility, and efficiency dictate the success of technological infrastructure, the concept of fungibility is emerging as a game-changer in structural engineering. Much like h...

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