Umberto I Tunnel in Rome. Photo: Andrés Nieto Porras from Palma de Mallorca, España, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Smart buildings are more and more on the agenda. For their elaboration, some ...

"The limits of our design language are the limits of our design thinking". Patrik Schumacher's statement subtly hints at a shift occurring in the built environment, moving beyond technological ...

Material and Artificial Intelligence in Architecture, by School of Architecture faculty Jonas Coersmeier, will be released by Wiley and is now available for pre-order. The book offers a materially ...

The new research into the ‘smart material’ comes from the University of Luxembourg. Here the liquid crystal shells are being discussed as an enabling material, and trials are already underway for a ...

Researchers are blurring the lines between robotics and materials, with a proof-of-concept material-like collective of robots with behaviors inspired by biology. Researchers at UC Santa Barbara and TU ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Scientists have struggled to create synthetic materials that can sense and respond to their environment with the precision needed for advanced robotics and smart devices. A key ...

Smart or intelligent materials possess unique capabilities, such as self-adaptability, memory, self-sensing, and multi-functionality, making them attractive across many industries, including aerospace ...