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IEEE Spectrum
June 2007
Willie D. Jones |
How to Build a Mile-High Skyscraper When cities can't build out, they build up. Here's how modern technology makes the building of a mile-high skyscraper possible.   |
National Real Estate Investor
May 1, 2008
H. Lee Murphy |
World Title Champion The world's tallest building has been enshrouded in secrecy since the start of construction early in 2006, but the current evidence suggests that Burj Dubai will eventually get to 2,684 feet, with 160 habitable floors. |
Fast Company
August 8, 2011
Linda Tischler |
What 9/11 Taught Us About Designing Skyscrapers A new, safer model of skyscraper rises from the site of the attack. |
Wired
November 27, 2007
Andrew Blum |
Engineer Bill Baker Is the King of Superstable 150-Story Structures Baker's ascension -- and his buttressed core -- comes at the beginning of the supertall era. People, corporations, and even desert city-states with oversize checkbooks and matching egos are racing to conquer their skylines. Most of them call Bill Baker. |
Popular Mechanics
January 21, 2010
Adam Hadhazy |
Top 8 Skyscrapers That Will Push the Limits of Design Burj Mubarak al Kabir... 1 Dubai... Miapolis... Nakheel Tower... Sky City 1000... Bionic Tower... Kingdom Tower... Millennium Challenge Tower... |
Fast Company
May 2012
Lindsey Kratochwill |
Smart Design Makes Europe's Tallest Skyscraper One Of Its Safest Upon completion this month, the London Bridge Shard Building will be the tallest in the European Union, at 1,016 feet. As one of the first planned skyscrapers to be approved for construction after the 9/11 attacks, it offers ultra-secure safety features. |
Popular Mechanics
April 2006
David Noland |
Hearst Tower - Re-inventing the Skyscraper The 46-story Hearst Tower is an energy-efficient, structurally strong, environmentally sound addition to New York City's skyline. And if we may say so ourselves, it looks pretty cool, too. |
Popular Mechanics
September 15, 2008
Kevin Hall |
The 10 Next Hot Skyscrapers You Won't Find in Dubai When it comes to tall buildings, all eyes are on the Burj Dubai. But across the world architects have already come up with mega engineering plans vying to be equally mind-blowing. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2004
Paul Eisenstein |
World's Fastest Elevator Designing the fastest elevator for the Taipei 101 building was challenging. |
National Real Estate Investor
May 1, 2008
H. Lee Murphy |
Symbols of the Modern World The modern skyscraper, given up officially for dead by real estate investors and developers amid the post-9/11 frenzy of fear, is mounting a comeback. |
Wired
January 19, 2009
Candice Chan |
Thwarting Disaster: Bridges That Can Withstand Anything Three new approaches to building infrastructures that can handle extreme temperatures, high winds, and earthquakes. |
The Motley Fool
July 19, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Dynamic Times Ahead? Business is tough now, but a prolonged boom in commercial construction would be a boon for Steel Dynamics. This isn't a great stock for the risk-averse or impatient, but so long as you think the company can grow at 10% a year or more, it does look interesting. |
Salon.com
September 11, 2001
Bill Wyman |
Why the towers collapsed The jetliners hit the World Trade Center buildings at a vulnerable point... |
The Motley Fool
April 11, 2011
David Lee Smith |
Alcoa and Its Pals Gaining on Steel With the need to trim automotive weight, Alcoa and its pals just might benefit. |
Science News
February 16, 2002 |
From the February 13, 1932, issue Seventy years ago: Tests Show Steel Columns Strengthened by Brick Wall... New Method Measures Size of Germs Totally Invisible... Lead Shot Kills Ducks Even Though Hunters Fire And Miss... |
Popular Mechanics
May 2000
Thomas Klenck |
Concrete How it's made and how you use it. |
AskMen.com
Norman Brown |
Top 10: Crazy Construction Projects This installment of the Top 10 features all sorts of construction projects -- not just skyscrapers -- that are either in the process of being completed or for which the plans have been finalized. |
Popular Mechanics
June 2007
Jeff Wise |
Re-engineering the Bay Bridge: Built Quake Tough Engineers knew that returning the bridge to its pre-earthquake state wouldn't be enough. They needed to come up with a solution that could withstand some of the worst that California's fault zones are capable of dishing out. |
Popular Mechanics
January 16, 2008
Erin McCarthy |
New Minn. Bridge Plans Arise as Bad Plates Fingered in Collapse New construction on St. Anthony Falls Bridge will make it one of the safest in the country. |
Technology Research News
April 21, 2004 |
Magnets Align Nanotubes in Resin Carbon nanotubes have great potential as components of new materials but aligning the tiny tubes can be tricky. Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and Florida State University have developed a way to orient the nanotubes in a polymer mix using a magnetic field. |
Popular Mechanics
February 3, 2005 |
9/11: Debunking The Myths We examine the evidence and consults the experts to refute the most persistent conspiracy theories of September 11. |
Popular Mechanics
May 2008
Erik Sofge |
Rebuilding America Special Report: How to Fix U.S. Infrastructure American infrastructure is in trouble, from collapsed bridges to leaking dams. Here are some fresh ideas, smart engineering and new technology that can be used to fix it. |
Popular Mechanics
June 2007
Jeff Wise |
Dubai Re-ups Race for World's Tallest Building While builders are keeping their exact plans a secret, the tower will reportedly be more than half a mile high. |
The Motley Fool
December 14, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Watch Out for Rising Steel Prices When steel prices jump, so will other prices. Rising steel prices will have a major effect on industries such as construction and machinery, and eventually on manufacturers such as automakers. |
Geotimes
May 2007
Carolyn Gramling |
Lava Cooks up Carbon Nanotubes Mount Etna may be a fiery factory for one of the most sought-after tools of nanotechnology: tiny carbon nanotubes. |
Technology Research News
June 18, 2003 |
Practical nanotube fiber near Spider silk, a product of 400 million years of evolution, stops insects on the wing because it is five times tougher than steel. Scientists working with carbon nanotubes are looking to surpass the strength of spider line. |
The Motley Fool
July 21, 2010
Christopher Barker |
Know the Real Dynamics of Steel Steel Dynamics tells you when to hang on for a drop. |
The Motley Fool
March 25, 2004
Rich Smith |
GM's Catch-22 The car maker is forced to choose between higher-priced steel or no steel at all. |
The Motley Fool
July 11, 2007
Zoe Van Schyndel |
Steel This Fund As the global economy goes, so goes steel. That means times are good, and the Market Vectors Steel exchange-traded fund is taking advantage. |
The Motley Fool
October 28, 2010
Esterhuizen & Sellitti |
3 Executive Insiders Buying Into the Steel Industry What are they buying? |
Chemistry World
May 26, 2009
Hayley Birch |
A concrete solution to climate change? A better understanding of how carbon dioxide is absorbed by concrete could help scientists accelerate absorption processes and offset a greater proportion of the emissions from cement production |
Wired
February 2001
Erik Davis |
Forging the Dragonslayer QuesTek's superstrong cyber-alloy promises to reinvent steel. The toughest broadsword in history is just the beginning... |
National Real Estate Investor
February 1, 2007
Matt Hudgins |
Construction Prices Headed Up in 2007 Commercial construction costs will increase on average by 6% to 8% in 2007 -- two to four times faster than inflation -- despite a slowing economy. |
The Motley Fool
July 13, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Chaparral Not Looking Too Chapped A good environment for steel pricing and non-residential construction is helping this specialty steel company. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2005
Rich Duprey |
Chaparral's Riveting Growth The steel producer notches strong profits and revenues in its second quarter of going it alone. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
March 22, 2004
Rich Smith |
Steel Technologies' Solid Outlook Steel Technologies expects to report a windfall from rising steel costs. |
Inc.
November 2007
Nitasha Tiku |
Long Live Rock A family business found the right chemistry to take the symbol of the man-made world and bring it back to nature. A few nuggets about recyclable concrete. |
The Motley Fool
February 3, 2010
Anders Bylund |
Ride the Space Elevator to Riches! Harris & Harris and other nanotech specialists could ride their own space elevator in the next couple of years. |
The Motley Fool
July 20, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Steel Dynamics and the Fickle Market This is a strong and well-run steel company that's worth a look from investors considering this general sector. |
IEEE Spectrum
December 2010
Joseph Calamia |
Can Carbon Put Copper Down for the Count? In the nano realm, copper vertical interconnects won't cut it |
The Motley Fool
January 24, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Not So Dynamic Steel Earnings It's hard not to like a company that's focused on value-added products and generating a return on capital that's comfortably above its cost of capital. That's a formula for long-term success, and a big part of why Steel Dynamics' stock is still worth a look. |
The Motley Fool
April 30, 2009
Phil Biedronski |
Nucor Primed to Roll the Competition This steel company is well-positioned to benefit from the infrastructure spending over the next several years that will be part of the federal government's stimulus programs. |
