When one thinks of designing buildings to better withstand earthquakes, materials like flexible concrete may come to mind. However, a group of researchers led by engineer John van der Lindt from ...

India, Nov. 4 -- When disasters strike - whether floods, earthquakes, forest fires, or cyclones - success in rescue and relief operations often depends not only on the courage of responders but ...

Ben Collar’s job at Siemens is to figure out how to help cities design transportation systems that can move people quickly in times of emergency, whether that’s a terrorist attack, a natural disaster, ...

Data centers go offline. Regions have issues. Services that everything depends on suddenly stop responding. Sometimes it’s a ...

There’s no such thing as a simple disaster. Take the 2011 tsunami that swept across eastern Japan. As a wall of water moved toward low-lying towns and villages, people attempted to flee in cars — and ...

Chicago-based virtual design and construction consultant VIATechnik was already working with the Quebec Wood Export Bureau in March on a generative design solution for rapidly deployed wooden ...

Ben Collar’s job at Siemens is to figure out how to help cities design transportation systems that can move people quickly in times of emergency, whether that’s a terrorist attack, a natural disaster, ...