Here’s How to Level-up Indoor Pools with Daylight Solutions
© Marcel Rickli Photography Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or https://www.archdaily.com/1022632/heres-how-to-level-up-indoor-pools-with-daylight-solutions Water and daylight? At first glance, they seem like distant concepts: one is tangible, while the other, —though intangible—, manifests itself through its effects and perceptible qualities. Both are powerful and recurring resources in architectural design, often employed only for compositional purposes. […]
How to Choose Shade Structures: Strategies Based on Solar Angles and Seasons
Freestanding Canopies. Image Courtesy of ShadeFX Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or https://www.archdaily.com/1020060/how-to-choose-shade-structures-strategies-based-on-solar-angles-and-seasons The sun is an inescapable partner in architecture, influencing lighting, energy efficiency, and comfort inside and outside buildings. This influence has become increasingly relevant in the context of climate change, which has led to rising temperatures and the creation of […]
Roadmap details how to improve exoplanet exploration using the James Webb Space Telescope
A new step-by-step roadmap describes how to improve the efficiency of data gathering with the JWST to benefit the astronomy community at large. “Our hope now is that a large-scale community effort guided by the roadmap can be initiated to yield deliverables at a timely pace,” says MIT Associate Professor Julien de Wit. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech […]
How to make an old antibiotic 100 times more potent
Scanning electron micrographs at 10,000× magnification of vancomycin resistant E. faecium E155 cells. Left: untreated cells, middle: cells treated with bacitracin, and right: cells treated with next-generation bacitracin. Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2024). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2315310121 Nathaniel Martin, Professor of biological chemistry, wondered what would happen if you took an antibiotic that […]
A harmless asteroid will whiz past Earth Saturday. Here’s how to spot it
In this artistic rendering, two asteroids fly past Earth. An asteroid will whiz harmlessly past Earth Saturday June 29, 2024. With the right equipment and timing, you just might spot it. Called 2024 MK, the space rock will make its closest approach to Earth at 9:46 AM EST (13:46 GMT) passing by at about three-quarters […]
Researchers show how to use ‘topological tweezers’ to control active fluids
Additive framework for spatiotemporal control of active defects. Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2024). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2400933121 University of Michigan physicists have devised a way to manipulate active fluids, a type of fluid composed of individual units that can propel themselves independently, by taking advantage of topological defects in the fluids. The researchers […]
How to catch a glimpse of a new star about to appear in the night sky
Illustration of T Coronae Borealis where material from a red giant star pours onto a white dwarf, setting the stage for a humongous stellar explosion. Credit: NASA/Conceptual Image Lab/Goddard Space Flight Center If you peer up at the constellation Corona Borealis—the Northern Crown—over the next several months, you may catch a glimpse: Astronomers predict that […]
How to Make Bamboo Durable? A Step-By-Step Guide
How to Make Bamboo Durable? A Step-By-Step Guide Courtesy of Bamboo U Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or https://www.archdaily.com/1014305/how-to-make-bamboo-durable-a-step-by-step-guide Bamboo, renowned for its strength and eco-friendliness, often faces a formidable adversary: insects and fungi. Despite its resilience, these pests can compromise its durability over time. However, there exists a simple yet effective solution […]
Study shows how to increase success rate of restoration initiatives in the Cerrado
Plots were sown with between zero and eight native grass species. The study was conducted in a former area of pasture taken over by the Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park (Goiás state, Brazil). Its purpose was to analyze the role of biodiversity in resistance to reinvasion of plant communities by exotic species. Credit: Guilherme Mazzochini […]
How to reconstruct mating behavior of long-extinct termites
This close-up picture of the fossilized termites shows the parallel positioning of the two individuals encased in the amber. The larger female (left) is still touching the smaller male (right). Credit: Aleš Buček (OIST/The Czech Academy of Sciences) Approximately 38 million years ago two termites were in the middle of courtship behavior when they got […]