Construction Materials

GTA 6 is Trading Canned Animations for Real-Time Physics

Rockstar Games is ditching pre-rendered destruction for a procedural physics system that calculates glass breakage and vehicle damage in real-time. Jun 01, 2026

Physics

The Material That Forgets It’s a Solid When You Shake It

Engineers at CU Boulder have developed a 'liquid metal' material made of interlocking staples that switches from rock-solid to fluid with a simple vibration. Apr 22, 2026

Space

Fungi Bricks for Moon and Mars

UNC Greensboro and Luna Labs, with NASA funding, are testing whether fungal mycelium grown on regolith and recycled waste can be turned into load-bearing, sterilizable 'bricks' fo… Feb 17, 2026

Science

A Building Material That Sucks Carbon

Engineers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute have developed an enzyme-driven construction material that converts atmospheric CO2 into solid minerals, curing in hours and locking a… Jan 21, 2026

Articles about Construction Materials

GTA 6 is Trading Canned Animations for Real-Time Physics

The Material That Forgets It’s a Solid When You Shake It

Fungi Bricks for Moon and Mars

A Building Material That Sucks Carbon