At the forefront of this evolution are materials and construction systems, the essential building blocks of design and execution. Historically, architecture relied on natural raw materials like ...
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Researchers have pioneered a new technique called X-ray linear dichroic orientation tomography, which probes the orientation of a material's building blocks at the nanoscale in three-dimensions. First ...
But it has not previously been used as an architectural material, according to the research team. “It's the first attempt at 3D printing on a larger scale and for architectural applications.