Adaptive structures and actuation systems represent a transformative approach in modern engineering, where traditional passive elements are combined with actively controlled components to respond ...

What do Buffalo, N.Y.; Hartford, Conn.; and San Jose, Calif., have in common? Beginning with Buffalo in 2017, all have abolished parking minimums as a requirement for ...

The following Silo City proposal study was conducted by Alfred State College student James Jacobik for his Spring 2017 B.Arch Thesis. According to Jacobik, the multi-pronged plan would bring a ...

More engineers are turning to reinforcement learning to incorporate adaptive and self-tuning control into industrial systems. It aims to strike a balance between traditional ...

NOTE: click on the links in the image sources and throughout this blog to see more articles on bionic design and biomimicry. Evolutionary Light Structure Engineering (ELiSE) is a systemized approach ...