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At EHRA, we play an active role in the Greater Houston region, and we are always on the move making forward progress. Learn about the most recent developments within our company and in our industry with our latest news.
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9 Feb 2018

New Wood Stronger Than Steel

Engineers at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) have found a way to make wood more than 10 times times stronger and tougher than...
27 Jan 2018

Graphene Printing Technology

New graphene printing technology can produce electronic circuits that are low-cost, flexible, highly conductive and water repellent. The...
30 Dec 2017

Sloshing Coffee and Engineering

Americans drink an average of 3.1 cups of coffee per day; for many people, the popular beverage is a morning necessity, and I bet during this cold...
7 Dec 2017

Sea Urchins Bolster Cement

What do sea urchins and cement have in common? More than you'd think! The sea urchin spines are mostly made of calcite, usually a very brittle and...
1 Dec 2017

Memorial Park Master Plan

Memorial Park, encompassing more than 1500 wooded acres near the southeastern intersection of IH-10 and IH-610 and bounded by Buffalo Bayou on its...
22 Nov 2017

Bridges of Texas

If you've ever traveled Texas, you've seen some pretty amazing briges, and a few that just look like art. A few from the Houston area have made an...
11 Nov 2017

WHA Releases Flood Plans

The West Houston Association (WHA) has released a flood control plan. As news reported, many people in neighborhoods such as Fleetwood flooded not...
3 Nov 2017

New Paint, Less Fire

A few extra coats of 'paint' could be all that the steel in a building needs to prevent itself from buckling and failing in a fire. Scientists from...
27 Oct 2017

Recycled Building

Concrete is, after water, the second most widely used material on the planet. MIT undergraduate students have found that, by exposing plastic flakes...