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Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researchers have created a new carbon-negative building material that could transform sustainable construction. The breakthrough, published in the high-impact ...

What can be achieved when medium carries the same weight as concept? For artist Tom Price, material investigation and experimentation lay at the heart of his practice, presenting new paths of not only ...

Rotor Clip has released a 3D aerospace application video that highlights how its AS9100-certified retaining rings, snap rings, spiral rings, and wave springs are used throughout aircraft systems.

A team at RMIT University has created a cement-free construction material using only cardboard, soil, and water. Strong enough for low-rise buildings, it reduces emissions, costs, and waste compared ...

As the climate crisis challenges the viability of conventional material systems, Biogenic Futures: Women Shaping Material Ecologies highlights the transformative potential of biomaterials and their ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. On Aug. 23, from 4 to 6 p.m., The Athens Institute for Contemporary Art, or ATHICA, ...

The sculptures of Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988) are enigmatic—often seemingly boundless, timeless. Born in Los Angeles to a Caucasian American mother and a Japanese father, Noguchi lived and worked in the ...

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No, I’m not talking about iOS 26, where Apple is seemingly changing its mind about the extent of its “Liquid Glass” design language with every subsequent beta. There are some great new features in ...

US Defense Dept to become MP Materials' biggest shareholder Deal will boost US output of rare earths, loosen China's dominance Defense Dept will also guarantee a floor price for key rare earths Floor ...

Scientists have developed a material with photosynthetic bacteria that convert carbon dioxide into a mineral skeleton. The material hardens over time, so it could be used for buildings, they say. When ...