Archive for the ‘Design’ Category

Report targets smart home industry as ripe for nanotechnology

Innovations in MEMS (MicroElectroMechnical Systems), nanomaterials and other emerging technologies are making smart homes a reality for the masses.

The January 2006 Bourne Report says that more sens…

Architecture students explore nanotechnology

Students in my architecture studio have come up with some very innovative designs using nanotechnology in our NanoStudio.

In this third year architecture studio at the College of Architecture and Pl…

Ball State University students explore design with nanotechnology

What will buildings be like when carbon nanotubes make structural materials transparent and capable of conducting electricity? How much energy will they use when their facades are made of flexible so…