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Wind-powered 'Ventomobile' Places First in Race
The solely wind-driven
Ventomobile constructed by a
team of students in
aerospace engineering came
in first at the Aeolus Race
in the Dutch town of Den
... > full story
Rigorous Earthquake Simulations Aim To Make Buildings Safer
Engineering researchers have
concluded months of rigorous
earthquake simulation tests
on a half-scale three-story
structure, and will now
begin sifting through their
... > full story
Wind Powered Vehicle, Ventomobile, Ready To Race In The Netherlands
Students have constructed a
vehicle that is solely
powered by wind energy, the
Ventomobile. It took them
many months of intense
... > full story
First Full 3-D View Of Cracks Growing In Steel
Researchers have revealed
how a growing crack
interacts with the 3-D
structure of stainless
steel. By using a new
technique, they could
... > full story
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Building A Stronger Roof Over Your Head: 'Three Little Pigs' Project Begins First Tests
August 26, 2008 — This week, inaugural tests at The University of Western Ontario's 'Three Little Pigs' project at the Insurance Research Lab for Better Homes will get underway. This facility is the first of its kind ... > full story -
Networks Of Metal Nanoparticles Are Culprits In Alloy Corrosion
August 5, 2008 — Oxide scales are supposed to protect alloys from extensive corrosion, but scientists have discovered metal nanoparticle chinks in this ... > full story -
Arresting And Self-healing Cracks: Paving The Way For Next Generation Composite Materials
August 4, 2008 — Materials that can stop a crack and then self-heal have been brought a step closer to reality. New research will focus on carbon fiber polymer composites - materials made by combining extremely stiff ... > full story -
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Architect Professor Advocates Best-building Practices For High Wind Regions
July 13, 2008 — More than ever before, building design and construction can be significantly improved to reduce wind pressures on building surfaces and to help better resist high winds and hurricanes in residential ... > full story -
Vest To Measure Stress
July 11, 2008 — How stressed are we? A sensor vest will soon be able to tell us. From sports training to computer games, the garment registers the electrical excitation of the muscles at any given time and ... > full story -
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Getting Wrapped Up In Solar Textiles
June 21, 2008 — Expert in the integration of solar cell technology in architecture are creating designs for flexible photovoltaic materials that may change the way buildings receive and distribute ... > full story -
Space Radar To Improve Miners' Safety
June 20, 2008 — Advanced ground penetration radar, originally developed to investigate the soil structure on the moon and other planets on ESA planetary missions, is now being used in Canadian mines to spot hidden ... > full story -
Durable, Inexpensive, Bamboo Houses Can Be Assembled Quickly For Earthquake Victims
June 16, 2008 — A professor on sabbatical in China has created a prototype of a sturdy, quick-to-build bamboo house designed to help the vast number of people made homeless by the May 12 Sichuan ... > full story -
New Bridge Can Be Built In Two Weeks
June 9, 2008 — With new bridge-building materials, industrial production methods, and an efficient construction process, it will be possible to start using a bridge only two weeks after construction starts on the ... > full story -
Importance Of Retrofitting Existing Housing To Make It More Environmentally Friendly
May 7, 2008 — It is a great shame that the most creative professional group in the building trade, the architects, rarely apply themselves to existing housing, researchers assert. A large proportion of the ... > full story
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