It's not the first time that I'm writing about smart textiles -- check here or there for previous stories. But today, let's look at the work of Lena Berglin, a Swedish PhD student who is creating ...

Greece is embarking on a major project to convert over 250 bridges across each of its regions into "smart" structures using ...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that billions of people around the world live in poverty. But does it have to be that way? Today’s technological progress means that tomorrow we will be able to ...

Structures fail due to improper manufacturing, accidents (overloads), and aging (fatigue, environmental damage). Intelligent Structural Health Management (ISHM) systems seek to prevent catastrophic ...

An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of California San Diego has developed a method to identify the molecular structures of natural products that is significantly faster and more ...