Get ready for windows that never break with translucent concrete. A German design firm has created load-bearing concrete containing optical fibers, allowing light and color to pass through to the ...

ave a lot more options when it comes to illuminating their pads. Thanks to the Hungary-based design firm, LiTraCon, architects and designers can construct entire walls that glow. Incorporating optical ...

Chicago's "Aqua" is an example of how design is reshaping traditional materials. Concrete—that gray, monolithic building material—is getting a face-lift. Inventors are reshaping it to do more, last ...