An earth block, left, sits unsinged next to a burning block of wood after both were blasted by a 3,400 F blowtorch. UC Davis Professor Michele Barbato and team are investigating the wildfire-resilient ...

This presentation traces the history of the CINVA-RAM, a manual machine for the production of stabilized-earth blocks created at the Centro Interamericano Experimental y de Adiestramiento en Vivienda ...

Recycled glass could become part of the next big step in sustainable construction. Scientists from the University of Portsmouth in the UK have discovered that recycled glass powder can effectively ...

The origin of life on Earth is still enigmatic, but we are slowly unraveling the steps involved and the necessary ingredients. Scientists believe life arose in a primordial soup of organic chemicals ...

McKEE — A manufacturer — which has a plant in Blair County and which just celebrated 100 years in business — has a new owner. Youngwood-based Stabilized Earth Solutions recently completed the ...

Build up Nepal, a nonprofit that uses eco-friendly bricks to make safe housing affordable for poor communities, was chosen as ...

Scientists have discovered that the building blocks of proteins can stabilize cell membranes. This finding may explain how the first cells emerged from the primordial soup billions of years ago: The ...