When you twist open an Oreo cookie to get to the creamy center, you’re mimicking a standard test in rheology — the study of how a non-Newtonian material flows when twisted, pressed, or otherwise stressed. MIT engineers have now subjected the sandwich cookie to rigorous materials tests to get to the center of a tantalizing question: Why does the cookie’s … Read More
By Luke Carothers
The Palace Theater has sat facing Times Square since it opened in 1913. In occupying this critical space on Broadway, the Palace Theatre has become an iconic venue for theater and the performing arts. In its 109-year history, the structure has evolved to encompass a number of different uses. The space was originally used for vaudeville performances,
Winvic Construction is already installing infrastructure for the PLP MK development at South Caldecotte in Milton Keynes and has now been handed the main construction contract for the first four units.
The four sheds together offer more than
Project: Taunton Diagnostic Centre
Scope: Refurbishment of fire HQ as diagnostics centre, completed in 40 weeks
Client: Rutherford Diagnostics
Contract: JCT 2016, design and build
Value: £4.6m
Daryl Parker had 40 weeks to transform a fire control centre building, unused since it was constructed in 2007, into a diagnostics centre. He started on
Aerogels are lightweight materials with extensive microscale pores, which could be used in thermal insulation, energy devices, aerospace structures, as well as emerging technologies of flexible electronics. However, traditional aerogels based on ceramics tend to be brittle, which limits their performance in load-bearing structures. Due to restrictions posed by their building blocks, recently developed classes of polymeric aerogels can only … Read More
During the year, I get a lot of questions regarding the National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code that on the surface create confusion, or worse, misinterpretation of the requirements. So, I thought it would be beneficial to discuss a few of the most often asked questions. It is important to know which edition of the code has been adopted in
