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February 8, 2024
The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation today announced 45 finalists for the 2024 Hertz Fellowships in applied science, mathematics and engineering.
February 8, 2024
The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation today announced 45 finalists for the 2024 Hertz Fellowships in applied science, mathematics and engineering.
February 3, 2024
“We’re just talking about moving around water."
December 28, 2023
Wrapping up a year in the wake of the recently concluded COP28 UN climate summit that resulted in, well, mild levels of agreement on the role of fossil fuels, it is possible to sense a slightly increased urgency toward this most pressing planetary issue on a high-minded diplomatic level. As were...
December 26, 2023
Continuing with our 2023 Year in Review series, we look back at the exciting design and research projects from students and faculty at architecture schools across the U.S. and abroad. 2023 proved to be a year filled with new academic research expanding on building materials, applications in AI...
October 6, 2023
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at what fish skin can teach us about keeping buildings more energy-efficient and why Montreal is investing so much in "sponge" infrastructure.
April 7, 2023
Squid Skin Like Liquid Windows Helps Buildings Save On Energy Costs - Industry Tap
April 5, 2023
Squid and several other cephalopods can rapidly shift the colors in their skin, thanks to that skins unique structure. Engineers at the University of Toronto h
March 18, 2023
A new prototype multilayered fluid window system devised by researchers at the University of Toronto may have the potential to be an effective tool in the push toward greater sustainability in the building industry, according to their research published in the national academy of sciences journal...
March 16, 2023
‘Liquid windows’ inspired by squid skin could help buildings save energy “Buildings use a ton of energy to heat, cool and illuminate the spaces inside them,” says Raphael Kay, who recently graduated with a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering and is lead author on a new paper published in the […]