Tag: Infrastructure
Bendable concrete and other CO2-infused cement mixes could dramatically cut global...
Lucca Henrion, University of Michigan; Duo Zhang, University of Michigan; Victor C. Li, University of Michigan, and Volker Sick, University of Michigan
To make less-harmful road salts, we’re studying natural antifreezes produced by...
Monika Bleszynski, University of Denver
Many people associate a fresh snowfall with pleasures like hot chocolate and winter sports. But for city dwellers, it can...
Fences have big effects on land and wildlife around the world...
Alex McInturff, University of California Santa Barbara; Christine Wilkinson, University of California, Berkeley, and Wenjing Xu, University of California, Berkeley
What is the most common...
Smart concrete could pave the way for high-tech, cost-effective roads
Luna Lu, Purdue University and Vishal Saravade, Purdue University
Every day, Americans travel on roads, bridges and highways without considering the safety or reliability of...
Wildlife tourism in southern Africa uses scarce water – we propose...
Kevin Mearns, University of South Africa
Wildlife tourism is a major source of income and livelihood for many rural communities across southern Africa. But it...
Solar farms, power stations and water treatment plants can be attractions...
Margaret Birney Vickery, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amid the economic and social fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people see the process of restarting society...
“>Endangered tigers face growing threats from an Asian road-building boom
Neil Carter, University of Michigan
Tigers are one of the world’s most iconic wild species, but today they are endangered throughout Asia. They once roamed...
Buildings grown by bacteria — new research is finding ways to...
Wil Srubar, University of Colorado Boulder
Buildings are not unlike a human body. They have bones and skin; they breathe. Electrified, they consume energy, regulate...
EXPLORING NATURE
From ancient texts to modern practices, Daoism provides a profound framework...
Michael Naparstek, University of Tennessee
Daoism, China’s indigenous religion, is one of the country’s five officially recognized religions today....
