Engineers developed a new kind of reconfigurable masonry made from 3D-printed, recycled glass. The bricks could be reused many times over in building facades and internal walls. What if construction ...

This vintage material is making a splash once more, this time in the bathroom. This is how to incorporate it in a functional, stylish way.

MIT engineers have used 3D printing to create reusable glass bricks that withstand as much pressure as concrete blocks. What if construction materials could be put together, taken apart, and reused as ...

Bricks made of discarded glass and recycling-waste ash have been shown to insulate better than regular bricks, while also requiring less energy to produce. And of course, they additionally use ...

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NASA's stardust mission successfully collected dust from a comet's tail and returned it to Earth. The aerogel used as the collection medium was developed at JPL. In this 2002 photo is Dr. Peter Tsou ...

Vintage shower handle and glass block wall - shine.graphics/Shutterstock The fact that glass block showers have been around forever — or at least since the early ...

From a privacy-conscious home in Japan to a vaulted greenhouse in Chile, this roundup spotlights buildings from around the world that are brightened by luminous glass bricks and blocks. Popularised in ...

64 University Place, KPF’s stacked and stepped arcade of shallow arches. Photo: Michael Young/Courtesy of KPF 64 University Place, KPF’s stacked and stepped arcade of shallow arches. Photo: Michael ...

What if construction materials could be put together and taken apart as easily as LEGO bricks? Such reconfigurable masonry would be disassembled at the end of a building’s lifetime and reassembled ...

The fact that glass block showers have been around forever — or at least since the early twentieth century — tells you two things. Glass blocks aren't out of style (though some say they're one of the ...