Engineers at ETH Zurich have developed an architectural innovation that binds ordinary loose sand into rigid building components using living bacteria. Led by Karen Antorveza Paez, the team created two fabrication methods that avoid the high heat and heavy carbon emissions of conventional cement production, as reported by [New Atlas](https://newatlas.com/materials/biocement-solid-sand/).
Giovanni Sapere
Discovering the Cleanker experimental project to cut CO2 emissions by producing new energy in the process.
Giovanni Sapere
An Australian start-up company designs and builds smart, energy self-sufficient homes that protect their inhabitants from all sorts of viruses and bacteria: will these be the homes of the future?
Giovanni Sapere
Researchers at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) have developed a project to recycle surgical masks into construction material for streets and pavements
Giovanni Sapere
Palmeco and NANI propose a new ecological insulation material for the building made by palm fiber waste, fly ash and blast furnace slag Insulation material saves energy in building with the market constantly evolving towards innovative materials. On the other hand, they can also be dangerous, i.e.…
Mario Vincenzo La Rocca
A Scottish start-up created ecological bricks made almost entirely of waste and that do not need to be fired, also saving energy Bricks have been a fundamental element of construction for decades now. Unfortunately, they are not environmentally friendly and create quite a few problems when disposed…
Mario Vincenzo La Rocca
Biocement is a material created at the University of Newcastle: thanks to a bacterium inside it is able to repair itself.
Giovanni Sapere
The shower that combines annealed spaces with practicality, guaranteeing complete watertightness. In modern homes, especially in studios, living space can sometimes be limited. Even taking a simple shower in a microscopic bathroom can be a real challenge. Designed for small environments, the shower…
Giovanni Sapere
The invention, patented by Saint Gobain Adfors, ensures a longer duration of road repairs, preventing water infiltration
Giovanni Sapere
On May 6, 1994, the Channel Tunnel was inaugurated, built in just seven years of work, after two centuries of studies, geological surveys, insufficient investment and numerous stops.
Giovanni Sapere
Machines and software of the last generation, few clicks and in a few days, if not hours, we can have before our eyes the house of our dreams.
Giovanni Sapere
An Estonian design company has devised a houseboat that can be assembled and disassembled in a single day. Built to last at least 50 years is designed to be easily transported from one place to another.
Giovanni Sapere
