Holcim and Zaha Hadid Architects team up to print circular bridge

A pedestrian bridge has been 3D-printed in Lyon by a team that included Swiss cement-maker Holcim, British designer Zaha Hadid Architects, ETH Zürich and Austrian printing specialist Incremental3D. The precursor… The post Holcim and Zaha Hadid Architects team up to print circular bridge appeared first on Global Construction Review.

Robot builds dry stone walls on its own

A team at Switzerland’s ETH Zürich university has unveiled an autonomous excavator that can build dry ​stone walls from randomly shaped boulders and concrete rubble. The post Robot builds dry stone walls on its own appeared first on Construction Management.

Swiss Hyperloop Team Wins Top Prize for Innovation at Not-A-Boring Competition

At the 2023 “Not-A-Boring Competition” in Bastrop, Texas, at the beginning of April, the “Swissloop Tunneling” team from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich won the top prize for innovative design. Sponsored by Gebrüder Weiss, the group of more than 40 students retained their title as the team with the most innovative design […]

AJ100 Innovation of the Year 2022 winner revealed

The Architects’ JournalAJ100 Innovation of the Year 2022 winner revealed Zaha Hadid Architects has won AJ100 Innovation of the Year for Striatus, a 3D-printed concrete bridge developed with Block Research Group at ETH Zürich  The post AJ100 Innovation of the Year 2022 winner revealed appeared first on The Architects’ Journalwill hurst

Artificial intelligence listens to the sound of healthy machines

Sounds provide important information about how well a machine is running. ETH researchers have now developed a new machine learning method that automatically detects whether a machine is “healthy” or requires maintenance. Whether railway wheels or generators in a power plant, whether pumps or valves – they all make sounds. For trained ears, these noises […] The post Artificial intelligence listens to the sound of healthy machines appeared first on Civil + Structural Engineer magazine.