A new kind of building material is taking shape in a lab at the University of Michigan. The modular, flat black panels panel is the kind of wall-like material that’s used to clad the exterior of ...

Researchers at Newcastle University have developed a novel mortar that incorporates recycled plastic and silica aerogel, ...

Owning a home means accumulating tools, but unless you have somewhere to keep them, they can get damaged or destroyed. If you don’t have a garage or basement—or maybe you do but they’re not set up for ...

Ron Shelton will affix plastic wafers, donated by the Cleveland Clinic, to the building in Hough Credit: Courtesy Photo Cleveland artist Ron Shelton has been working with plastic for more than five ...