June
A $500 billion mega-city, solely powered by renewable energy, to be built in Saudi Arabia
The ambitious project, called Neom, will be located in entirely new land and will be designed and constructed from scratch
June
An aqueduct dating back to 125 A.D., located under the city of Athens, is being explored
Researchers started the underground mapping of a 25km water supply network. Nowadays, it still seems to carry water under Attica, almost 1,900 years after its construction
June
The new crossrail, named after Queen Elizabeth, which features a marathon of brand new tunnels beneath the streets of London will open by the end of 2018.
May
Tunnel becomes safe with the usage of Polystyrene blocks
An old and non-operational railway tunnel that lies underneath the approach roads north of the Forth Road Bridge has been made safe by stuffing it with expanded polystyrene blocks.
May
Citizen scientists at NASA’s service, for the creation of the largest landslide database
The aim is to get a better understanding of landslides with every report made
May
Geoengineering polar glaciers to decelerate ice melting
Scientists believe that an interference in polar glaciers melting is critical in order to slow the sea-level rise.
May
NASA plans to transfer rock and soil samples from Mars to Earth
NASA is willing to collect and transfer soil and rock samples from Mars to Earth.
