The Environmental Protection Agency has released an outline for zero-emissions building. The outline is based on three pillars: no on-site emissions, use of 100% renewable energy and compliance with energy-efficiency guidelines.

The American Nuclear Society Standards Committee has released a standard, ANSI/ANS-8.21-2023, Use of Fixed Neutron Absorbers in Nuclear Facilities Outside Reactors. The standard serves as a revision and consolidation of two others and offers specific guidance on the use of neutron absorbers, including Raschig rings, in specific circumstances.

Everything around us responds to heat differently, so an understanding of how these thermal properties affect the products and materials we use every day is a critical part of designing safe, reliable systems.

The Alliance for Automotive Innovation said the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's proposal to raise fuel economy standards through 2032 would cost automakers more than $14 billion in non-compliance penalties from 2027 to 2032. The group also says the new standards would add $3,000 to the average price of a vehicle and "is likely to decrease sales and increase the average age of vehicles on our roads."

Federal contractors would be subject to a standardized list of cybersecurity rules under a White House proposal that would also create new guidelines for reporting incidents. The rules would give federal agencies "full access" to contractor data and information systems in case of a breach.

Located in Burbank, Woodbury University's Solar Futures House is the first permitted 3D-printed building in Los Angeles, an innovative and efficient 425-square-foot structure. It features a geologically textured concrete exterior, maximizes solar power generation and serves as a model for addressing housing and environmental concerns while showcasing the potential of 3D printing to create sustainable and adaptable housing solutions.

Students at Oklahoma State University have developed a 3D printer capable of printing concrete from the ground up called BAM 3D in a nod to the Box-Auger method. The BAM 3D printer is designed to be used on most construction vehicles, using large aggregates and allowing mixes to be ordered from a local concrete company. The printer works around already-tied rebar, smoothing the concrete as it is being placed and creating a finished surface as it leaves the machine.

The renovated Schermerhornerweg, Middenweg, and Noordervaart highway, known as N243, between Alkmaar and Koggenland opened with three 3D-printed bicycle bridges created in Saint-Gobain Weber's 3D concrete printing factory. Created to improved cyclist safety, the bridges were designed by Witteveen en Bos without reinforcement, showcasing the design freedom and production speed that 3D concrete printing offers while reducing CO2 emissions, waste and time.

Michigan's first 3D-printed house, located in Detroit's Islandview neighborhood, is nearing completion. Citizen Robotics, the nonprofit behind the project, aims to finish construction of the two-bedroom, 1,000-square-foot home by the end of the year and welcome a homeowner soon after.

Maneuvering around tight and hard-to-access spaces aboard Navy vessels to perform routine or dangerous tasks may be an ideal mission for robot dogs. Two Naval Research Lab teams are exploring the possibilities with two different robots performing perimeter patrols and interacting with human personnel.

When something at work needs fixing, don't take months or years, "which tends to be our default timeline for solving hard problems," says leadership expert Anne Morriss. A Monday through Friday action plan -- starting with framing the problem as a question and ending with handing the solution to employees -- shows urgency and "makes it clear to everyone that you take the problem seriously," Morriss explains in a TEDTalk.

ASTM signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the South Korea-based 3D Fusion Industry Association (3DFIA). The MoU was signed during the 10th ASTM International Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence (AM CoE) Snapshot Workshop.