engineering

Feb 16, 20110

Spray Skin

By Jörg C. Gerlach, MD, PhD,McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, PA

There is a clinical need for improved therapy of burn victim patients, for example soldiers who received extreme traumatic burns in the line of duty. Victims suffering from full thickness -3rd degree- burns often die, because the therapy of choice (surgical skin mesh auto grafting) is limited by the availability of healthy skin cell area. read more

Nov 4, 20092

core.balance:sustainable masterplanning tool-SuBET

A new tool that helps to assess the mix of uses needed for truly sustainable projects highlights the importance of looking at the big picture. Sustainable masterplanning will help engineers and architects win the battle for lower carbon emissions, something tighter Building Regulations alone cannot achieve. That’s the belief of Hilson Moran’s director of sustainability Matt Kitson. Via. BSD
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Sep 29, 20090

Event: GRAMAZIO & KOHLER: DIGITAL MATERIALITY

EXHIBITION AND INSTALLATION
GRAMAZIO & KOHLER: DIGITAL MATERIALITY
Opening reception: Wednesday Sept 30, 7pm

For many years, designers have relied on digital manufacturing processes such as CNC milling or 3D printing as a tool for formal research at model scale. Gramazio & Kohler’s work, developed through their research at ETH Zurich Faculty of Architecture, investigates the potential use on the building site of industrial robots typically employed to assemble automobiles and perform other high-precision tasks. The accuracy, strength and speed of these robots allow them to fabricate architectural forms of unprecedented complexity and intricacy. read more

Sep 25, 20090

Penn State Solar Decathlon & Solyndra Solar PV Tubes

Here is a close look at the competition entry by Penn State University for the Solar Decathlon, as well as a video of the Solar PV technology developed by Solyndra that was integrated into the scheme.

Sep 22, 20091

Renzo Piano: vulcano buono

Inspired by the surrounding landscape, Vulcano Buono has a gently sloping profile that rises from the earth as a grassy green knoll. The structure’s roof is carpeted with a vegetative layer of over 2,500 plants that helps to insulate the interior spaces and reduces the structure’s visual impact so that it’s barely visible from space. Renzo Piano clearly has a penchant for grassy hills. via inhabitat

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