Each week ARCHITECT compiles a list of exciting design-technology stories for our readers, ranging from building material innovations to renewable energy advances. These five articles ranked most popular in 2017, proving that politics permeated every industry this year, the progress of 3D printing is being closely tracked, and renewable energy continues to become more accessible to the public. Look through 2017’s top This Week in Tech articles below:
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This Week in Tech: President Trump Pitches Solar Borderwall
Plus, flexible wind turbine blades increase efficiency, Hyperloop reveals nine potential routes in Europe, and more design-tech news from this week.
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This Week in Tech: Earthquake-Resistant Concrete Shakes Up the Industry
Plus, a battery that inhales and exhales oxygen, an interactive pedestrian crossing system in London, and more design-tech news from around the internet.
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This Week in Tech: Russian Company 3D Prints House in 24 Hours
Plus India might get the airplane-fast Hyperloop transportation system, a Pacific island converts from diesel to solar power, and more tech-design news from this week.
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This Week in Tech: Elon Musk Releases Photo of L.A.’s Underground Tunnel Progress
Plus, rethinking stadium structures, 3D-printed stainless steel, and more design-tech news from this week.
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This Week in Tech: Ancient Architects Used Modern Geometry Before They Could Write
Plus, President Trump institutes a media blackout for the EPA, 2016's significant role in the construction of skyscrapers, and more design-tech news from this week.