Building homes and commercial structures for an era of deadlier storms requires a multi-pronged approach including the use of new and more fortified building materials.

Engineers developed a way to quickly test metamaterial architectures and their resilience to supersonic impacts. They plan to use it to identify new metamaterial designs that could form the basis for ...

FAYETTEVILLE, GA, UNITED STATES, January 9, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Researchers have created a spray-on polyurea ...

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- Army-funded research identified a new material that may lead to lightweight armor, protective coatings, blast shields and other impact-resistant structures. In ...

Certain creatures have unique microstructures in their exoskeletons that enable them to withstand heavy impacts continuously over time. These Bouligand structures can be found in the mantis shrimp, ...

Impact-rated windows are built to survive flying debris and hurricane-force winds. We tested options from Andersen, Marvin, and Pella to find the best. Modern storm windows are typically impact rated ...

Negative stiffness honeycombs are a hexagonal cell structure that turns soft under pressure, but then resumes its resiliency without internal breakage. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share ...

Research has identified a new material that may lead to lightweight armor, protective coatings, blast shields and other impact-resistant structures. Army-funded research identified a new material that ...