Civil Engineering

Advanced CMOS detectors enable next-generation astronomy

Physics World: Ground-based astronomy remains at the forefront of our quest to understand more about the cosmos. While many celestial bodies in the night sky can be seen at visible wavelengths, the signal often becomes very faint by the time it…

Powering up: UK hills could be used as energy ‘batteries’

The Guardian: Hundreds of hills across the UK could be transformed into renewable energy “batteries” through a pioneering hydropower system embedded underground. A team of engineers have developed a system that adapts one of the oldest forms of energy storage, hydropower,…

WASP’s Dual House 3D Printers Build Innovative Eco-Habitat in Italy

3DPrint.com: Pioneering Italian 3D printer manufacturer WASP (World’s Advanced Saving Project) completed the printing phase of its sustainable living project TECLA, an innovative eco-habitat, circular housing model created entirely…

How Facial Recognition Technology Is Helping Identify the U.S. Capitol Attackers

IEEE Spectrum: The FBI is still trying to identify some of the hundreds of people who launched a deadly attack on the U.S. Congress last week. “We have deployed our…