Which magnetic building blocks are best? Parents are giving their babies, kids and toddlers more STEM toys to educate them and help them succeed in a global market. Sets of magnetic building ...

Harvey Lacey, a 61-year-old welder and metalworker, said his Ubuntu-Blox machine can take materials like Styrofoam cups and plastic bags and turn them into lightweight building blocks.

Designed by Tetsuo Tonouchi with safety and fun in mind, these lightweight building blocks are made from natural cork and non-toxic paints, and have super-soft edges.

Two engineering graduates from the Islamic University of Gaza have defied all stereotypes with their design of an affordable new building block made from the rubble of war, and they’re about to ...

Imagine a future where our buildings are literally grown from the ground up. 5 new building materials that could ...

A new manufacturing plant in the northeastern Alberta community of Elk Point is blending hemp and other additives into concrete to make lightweight building blocks resistant to weather, fire and ...

Almost 4,300m 2 of Thermalite Aircrete blocks make up the internal shell of an eight-storey office block in London, chosen as meeting the required thermal insulation. Being lightweight, the blocks ...

The RENCO Structural Building System has a straightforward building pattern and the blocks are very lightweight. “A concrete block weighs about 37 lbs when it's dried out.

An original approach to mass-producing low-cost solar cell foundation blocks could lead to the wide adoption of solar panels made from perovskite ink -- a 'miracle material' -- according to new ...