Construction of the M17-M18 Gort/Tuam motorway: An overviewOctober 16, 2018
The 57km route provided several challenges, ranging from areas prone to flooding where karst limestone was present, to areas of extremely soft ground where calcareous silt and peat were both present
Mass timber: Thinking big about sustainable constructionOctober 16, 2018
MIT class designs a prototype building to demonstrate that even huge buildings can be built primarily with wood
Large-scale US wind power would cause warming that would take roughly a century to offsetOctober 16, 2018
<Extracting energy from wind causes climatic impacts that are small compared to 21st century warming forecasts, but large compared to the effect of cutting US electricity emissions to zero with solar
A new path to solving a longstanding fusion challengeOctober 16, 2018
Novel design could help shed excess heat in next-generation fusion power plants
New 3D-printed cement paste gets stronger when it cracks – just like structures in natureOctober 16, 2018
Researchers have 3D-printed cement paste that gets tougher under pressure, and the technique could eventually contribute to more resilient structures during natural disasters
Charting the Earth’s future for the 21st centuryOctober 16, 2018
MIT report highlights challenges and opportunities for conserving natural resources and stabilising the climate
Model helps robots navigate more like humans doOctober 16, 2018
In simulations, robots move through new environments by exploring, observing, and drawing from learned experiences
Concrete steps to a successful career pathOctober 16, 2018
How the Graduate Development Programme at Irish Cement is known for being rock solid
Financial exposure to GDPR and cyber attack: A reviewOctober 16, 2018
The reality is that most businesses, no matter how well prepared and compliant, will remain susceptible to cyber-attacks and to external and internal data breaches
Study opens route to flexible electronics made from exotic materialsOctober 16, 2018
Cost-effective method produces semiconducting films from materials that outperform silicon
Viruses influenced gene sharing between Neanderthals and humansOctober 16, 2018
A study is reporting new details about the role of viruses in shaping evolution, in particular viral interactions between modern humans and Neanderthals
Chemists discover unexpected enzyme structureOctober 16, 2018
Metal cluster in enzyme that breaks down carbon dioxide can switch between two different shapes
