Civil Engineering News

A Princeton-led research team has created an easy-to-produce material from the stuff of computer chips that has the rare ability to bend light in the opposite direction from all naturally occurring materials.

omputer scientists at the University of Washington in Seattle developed a new way to simulate and display complex situations very quickly. The algorithm made its high-profile debut this summer when the ESPN sports network used it to show air flowing over

A new "skin" for bridges, buildings and airplanes could be a sixth sense for inspectors looking for cracks and corrosion that could lead to a catastrophic failure like the recent Minneapolis bridge collapse.

Greensboro – North Carolina A&T State University has developed a technology that could have possibly prevented the bridge collapse in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Any one of hundreds of components could have led to the collapse of the I-35 bridge in Minneapolis, expert says.

Networks of sensors mounted on commercial aircraft might one day check continuously for the formation of structural defects, possibly reducing or eliminating scheduled aircraft inspections.

Researchers have fabricated and tested two similar but slightly different biosensors that can measure important physiological signs. Integrated into “smart” fabrics – garments with wireless technology

Sandpaper, a seemingly simple tool for smoothing out rough surfaces, is much more complex than meets the eye and has increasingly become a high-tech marvel

Dr Eugene Starostin and Dr Gert van der Heijden (both from UCL Civil & Environmental Engineering) recently published the solution to a 75-year-old mystery.

Imagine cleaning out your refrigerator and being able to tell at a glance whether perishable food items have spoiled, because the packaging has changed its color, or being able to tell if your dollar bill is counterfeit.