Between drones that assemble rope bridges and others that build low-cost houses out of mud, imaginative research projects continue to show us how the autonomous aircraft can have a role to play in the ...

Q. I’m getting bids on a new roof and some of the roofers want to use a nail gun to install the shingles. Is this a good idea? I’ve also heard stories about inferior galvanized nails that don’t hold ...

The roofing octocopter, equipped with a nailgun, is parked near the test roof. Setting the wooden panel at different inclines let researchers simulate roofs with different slopes. Graduate engineering ...

Currently 1 million people in the U.S. get shingles every year, and about one out of every three people will get shingles in their lifetime. “You can get shingles at any age, but people 60 years or ...

The asbestos-cement shingles on my house are still in good condition: Not cracked or broken, but the nails are pushing out, making some of the shingles loose. What is the best way to secure the ...

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Installing a solar roof in your home is a great way to reduce both your carbon footprint and your energy costs, but unfortunately, actually getting one on top of your house is usually a rather large ...

A new solar technology introduced yesterday at CES could bring power-producing roofs mainstream by relying on an old building material—nails. For years, homeowners who wanted solar power have stripped ...

Dear Angie: My home needs a new roof. Which is better: hand-nailing or using a nail gun for the shingles? Does it matter? — S.A., Norman, Okla. Answer: Let me start by answering your last question ...

The right lane of Interstate 40 East was temporarily closed near Old N.C. Highway 86 in Hillsborough Wednesday morning due to nails and shingles on the road, Highway Patrol said. The right lane of ...

When it comes to galvanized nails for roofing, the gold standard is hot-dipped galvanized nails. These steel nails are cleaned chemically and then immersed in a vat of molten zinc that sometimes ...