Technological advances often bury quaint vestiges of simpler times. The latest victim may be the old expression, "dumb as a brick." Engineers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have ...

A lot of things are becoming "smart" these days, but bricks might not be something you'd expect to be added to the list. On the way to buildings that act like "large-scale living organisms," ...

A new effort is taking a foundational approach to addressing environmental issues. Literally. Thanks to a new endeavor coordinated by Newcastle University in the United Kingdom, the very materials ...

Ordinary red bricks can now be transformed into energy storage units, with a little help from a team of chemists and engineers at Washington University. The bricks, which cost about $3 to make, are ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A "smart brick" developed by scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign could monitor a building's health and save lives. "This innovation could change the face of ...

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are trying to fundamentally change your impression of the good ol' red brick. Yes, the red bricks often used in construction material, the ones that ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A 'smart brick' that costs as little as 50p to produce can be used to store electricity ‘like a battery' and may be the future building material of choice, developers claim.

If these lumps of concrete look familiar, that’s because they take some of their inspiration from Lego—but there’s more to them than child’s play. Created by a company called Kite Bricks, the blocks ...

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, November 18, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- As the UAE cements its status as a global hub for artificial intelligence and smart investment, Smart ...