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As the article mentions, densified wood already exists as a product [1]. But it's basically never used for building materials. As far as I can tell it's main use-case is for electr…

Posted this in another thread, but there’s some neat photos from the 60s of the telescope under construction here: https://www.naic.edu/history_gal/historicgal.html Beyond the scie…

I was in St. Simons a few months ago, and was able to see this ship first hand. It’s enormous, sitting on its side in what looks like just a few feet of water. It’s close to the sh…

A shame. Beyond the loss to science, the equipment itself was impressive. A 900-ton observation platform is like a multistory building suspended a few hundred feet in the air, in t…

This is really interesting, like a computer algebra system[1] but for geometry. Seems like it could be extended to cover the non-shape based documentation (material properties, des…

The article doesn’t go into much detail, but it hints at the use of a technique that I’ve suspected might have some promise for building design - finding a way to convert a 2D set …

I work as a structural engineer and write a newsletter about, among other things, technology for lowering construction costs. A tiny house will be cheaper than conventional housing…

Interesting, it's sort of an inverse desire path[1] - instead of locating where foot traffic is the highest, you locate where microbe traffic is the lowest. [1] https://en.wikipedi…

Since it’s made of unreinforced concrete, getting it permitted in almost any jurisdiction in the world would be exceedingly difficult. Which is somewhat ironic, as it’s the lack of…

This is super interesting, I'd love to hear more about the systems you were using if you're up for discussing. briancpotter@gmail.com

Background: structural engineer, have worked with prefab construction in various capacities The short answer to this question is "because we haven't figured out how to make it less…