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Gift Guide for the Do-It-Yourselfer: 2011

Posted by Trace Dominguez Tue Nov 29, 2011 05:38 PM ET | 0

We built a gift guide so you know what material to grab for your favorite DIYer this holiday season. Read more

Gift Guide for the Do-It-Yourselfer: 2011

Earthquake-Proof Bridge Being Built In San Francisco

Posted by Nic Halverson Fri Nov 18, 2011 02:59 PM ET | 0

Once renovations are completed, the Bay Bridge will be the largest self-anchored suspension bridge in the world. Read more

Earthquake-Proof Bridge Being Built In San Francisco

Repeater Beefs Up Wi-Fi Up To 1.5 Miles

Posted by Christina Ortiz Tue Oct 25, 2011 08:59 AM ET | 0

The dreaded Wi-Fi dead zone may have met its match. Read more

Skylight Harvests Sunlight, Reduces Energy Costs

Posted by Nic Halverson Fri Aug 26, 2011 09:31 AM ET | 0

Diamond-Power skylights could offload as much as 50 percent of building's grid electricity. Read more

Skylight Harvests Sunlight, Reduces Energy Costs

Clean Swimming in a Dirty River

Posted by Emad Hanna Sat Jun 25, 2011 08:46 AM ET | 0

A design for a New York City pool proposes that it float on the Hudson River and filter water through its sides. Read more

Is Apple's 'Spaceship' Campus Too Far Out?

Posted by Cristen Conger Tue Jun 21, 2011 09:36 AM ET | 0

Although its new mega-structure is intended to use alternative energy and revitalize green spaces, Apple might have bitten off more than it can chew. Read more

Is Apple's 'Spaceship' Campus Too Far Out?

Apple's Newly Planned Headquarters is Pentagon-Big

Posted by Tracy Staedter Thu Jun 9, 2011 05:11 PM ET | 0

A building that looks like a spaceship will land in Cupertino in 2015. Read more

Apple's Newly Planned Headquarters is Pentagon-Big

Wind Energy Squeezed from Galloping Cables

Posted by Emad Hanna Thu Jun 9, 2011 11:48 AM ET | 0

Scientists use cable oscillations caused by wind to generate electricity. Read more

Wind Energy Squeezed from Galloping Cables

Building a 'Nano-Brick' Wall Around Fresh Food

Posted by Nic Halverson Fri Apr 1, 2011 11:54 AM ET | 0

A super thin coating made from clay and polymers is 100 times more oxygen-impermeable than the existing food packaging. Read more

Recycled Island to Be Built from Ocean Garbage Patch

Posted by Amy Dusto Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:59 AM ET | 0

This conceptual habitat would support a floating city with a half million residents. Read more

Waste Ash to Reinforce Concrete

Posted by Amy Dusto Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:44 AM ET | 0

Instead of putting flyash from coal-burning plants landfills, why not use it to reinforce concrete for roads and bridges? Read more

Chicago's Willis Tower to Harness Sunlight

Posted by Nic Halverson Mon Mar 28, 2011 03:02 PM ET | 0

New windows could turn one of the city's most iconic buildings into a solar energy generator. Read more

Structural Damage Shows Up in Technicolor

Posted by Amy Dusto Wed Feb 16, 2011 10:43 AM ET | 0

Shining a UV light on these rubbery sheets reveals the stress they – and the buildings or bridges they coat – are experiencing. Read more

Transparent Cement Lets in Light

Posted Thu Jan 6, 2011 01:00 AM ET | 0

The relatively low cost and potential energy savings could promise a green future for this eco building material. Read more

Gesture Reponse Windows for Shopping

Posted by Amy Dusto Wed Jan 5, 2011 01:45 PM ET | 0

Perhaps not for the poker-faced, this kind of storefront responds to expressions. Read more

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