Researchers at MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms have created tiny building blocks that exhibit a variety of unique mechanical properties, such as the ability to produce a twisting motion when squeezed. These subunits could potentially be assembled by tiny robots into a nearly limitless variety
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A stained glass window artist has made the perfect gift for his beer-loving friend. Australian Reddit user DiscoDogs unveiled the Victoria Bitter stained glass window and has since been inundated with requests to do the same type of work.
A football club has said it is pressing on with plans to install UV-C lighting to combat Covid-19 in spite of concerns about their use.
Skanska UK has taken an important step towards its target to become carbon neutral by 2045 with the introduction of a radically new electric vehicle (EV) company car policy.
Laser scanners and drones have been used to map every inch of the iconic Ribblehead viaduct as part of a major restoration project to secure its future for passengers and tourists.
A hotel firm backed by Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has received the green light to build a 150-bed hotel overlooking Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester.
A man has become an instant millionaire after a rare meteorite crashed through his roof.
One of the world's largest banks has proposed a special tax on people who work from home.
Foster + Partners has submitted plans for a major office-led development which would be built on stilts to allow trees and open public space to run beneath the building. Known as Colechurch House, the mixed-use scheme will stand in the shadow of the Shard near London Bridge Station and will also pro
Unwanted carpets are to be transformed into state-of-the-art horse riding surfaces under a new initiative from Angus Council.
A botched restoration effort in Spain has gone viral, evoking comparisons to the country's earlier infamous botched painting of Jesus Christ.
A skeleton dating back to the Iron Age has been discovered by workmen on a billionaire-owned Highland estate.
Two of Scotland’s railway bridges are among the 20 most bashed structures in Britain, according to new figures.
A UK advanced drone system has won new government funding to protect workers in the construction industry during the coronavirus pandemic and beyond.
The world’s longest combined rail and road tunnel was given the green light by German courts last week, connecting the northern part of the country with Denmark.