ancient rome, construction, metamaterials, tobermorite

Did Ancient Romans Use Advanced Technology to Make Buildings Earthquake-Proof?

The ancient Romans undoubtedly built one of Europe’s most influential civilizations after the Greeks. Their contribution to art and architecture is immense. A recent study now posits that Romans may have used metamaterial technology when constructing important buildings to keep them safe from earthquakes. Earthquake-proof structures “Metamaterials are artificial structures comprising arrays of resonators that ...

Armin Auctor

Future Cities Built by Robots Mimicking Animals

Today, buildings are constructed by human workers brick by brick. A few decades from now, entire cities will be built by AI robots that mimic nature, according to a report published in Science Robotics. The report was prepared by Dr. Mirko Kovac, who directs the Aerial Robotics Laboratory at the Imperial London College in the ...

Armin Auctor

Robot builders.