Hydrogen Bonds Turn Concrete’s Weakest Layer Into a Vibration-Killing Shield
Molecular dynamics simulations reveal that hydroxyl-rich polymers like PVA strengthen cement's weakest interlayer through hydrogen bonding, boosting damping capacity by ...
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New Framework Unites Resilience and Sustainability to Guide Ageing Infrastructure Decisions
Researchers have developed a unified optimisation framework that integrates short-term resilience recovery with long-term life-cycle sustainability metrics, showing on a ...
After the Tipping Point: Why Climate Transitions Rarely Settle Into One Stable Future
New research in PLOS Climate argues that societies tipping toward net zero settle into multiple coexisting states that must be ...
Governance, Not Just Asphalt, Decides Whether Roads Deliver Development in Ethiopia
A mixed-methods study of 379 households in Ethiopia's Sidama region shows that operational quality and governance capacity, rather than road ...
Nano Alginate Rejuvenator Helps Recycled Asphalt Heal Itself and Resist Fatigue
A bio-based nano sodium alginate rejuvenator significantly extended fatigue life and self-healing capacity in asphalt mixtures containing up to 100 ...
Fear on the Road: How Kidnapping Hotspots Are Strangling Tourism in Nigeria’s Abia State
A mixed-methods study finds that insecurity concentrated along Abia State's Umunneochi–Isuikwuato–Ohafia corridor sharply reduces tourist appeal, hotel occupancy and investment, ...
Steel and Carbon Fibers Turn Concrete Into a Self-Sensing Structural Material
A hybrid steel and carbon fiber concrete achieves high strength, dramatically reduced resistivity, and reliable piezoresistive self-sensing under load.
Satellites alone cannot predict where buried pipelines will corrode, Nigerian field study shows
A new study in northwestern Nigeria statistically tested whether Sentinel-2 satellite indices can substitute for ground-based resistivity surveys in assessing ...
Researchers Name the Infrastructure Firms Powering AI Deepfake Pornography Sites
A Lancaster University-led study has for the first time identified and named the infrastructure providers, including Cloudflare, that enable the ...
Water Systems Are Failing in Plain Sight: Why Utility Literacy Could Save Them
A new Nature Water comment article argues that strengthening public understanding of how water, wastewater and stormwater systems work, termed ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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