“Glass is a highly recyclable material,” says Kaitlyn Becker, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at MIT. “At ...

Engineers at MIT have developed interlocking bricks made from recycled glass that could be re-used at the end of a building's lifecycle.

“Glass as a structural material kind of breaks people’s brains a little bit,” said researcher Michael Stern in a statement.

The potential for 3D-printable glass masonry is immense. It could be reused multiple times, serving as recyclable bricks for ...

In mechanical testing, a single glass brick withstood pressures similar to that of a concrete block. As a structural ...

What if construction materials could be put together and taken apart as easily as LEGO bricks? Such reconfigurable masonry ...

What if construction materials could be put together and taken apart as easily as LEGO bricks? Such reconfigurable masonry ...

Explore passive heating strategies from traditional architecture that maximize thermal mass for energy efficiency in cold ...

As cities grow, more people need food. However, space for farming is limited in cities. Building facades can offer a solution ...