Improvement of structural efficiency in various materials is critically important for sustainable society development and the efficient use of natural resources. Recently, a lot of attention in ...

• Solar-thermal plants must concentrate energy on the small focal band or efficiency drops off dramatically. • New structural framing is strong, precise, and economical to assemble. The challenge that ...

The construction and architectural industries continue to evolve in response to changing design preferences, sustainability ...

For some, the perfection of nature reveals the signature of a divine force, something that defies rational explanations. The result of millions of years of adaptation and evolution, natural structures ...