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Rain gardens in NY City to eliminate the overflows during intense precipitation events
New York City, like other older urban communities, is largely serviced by a combined sewer system where storm water and wastewater are carried through a single sewer line to the city’s 14 treatment pl...
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Α Spanish architect has designed Christmas decorations made from plastic waste, that will light up the Fuerteventura Island in the Canaries
The area seeks to become a special tourist destination for this Christmas The area seeks to become a special tourist destination for this ChristmasThe Spanish architect Fernando Menis is in charge of...
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Mudslide in Colombia results in 3 dead and 32 injured (video)
The mudslide swept through the mountainous town of Corinto, in Colombia's south-west Cauca province, on Tuesday, November 7. The mudslide swept through the mountainous town of Corinto, in Colombia's...
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A drone flight inside Seattle’s SR99 tunnel
It was April 4, 2017, when the work of tunneling machine Bertha was complete, breaking through into her disassembly pit and marking the end of the 1.75-mile long State Route 99 (SR 99) tunne...
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Patent for cost-saving tunnel seal
A new cast-in rubber gasket corner joint system designed to reduce the risk of segment cracking during tunnel construction has secured a UK patent. A new cast-in rubber gasket corner joint system des...
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November Issue of the Geoengineer.org Newsletter is out!
Geoengineer.org is excited to announce the November Newsletter Issue#150! Geoengineer.org is excited to announce the November Newsletter Issue#150! Read more
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‘The Factory of the Future’, producing Organic Electronic devices, has just opened in Greece
The Nanotechnology Lab LTFN runs a research project under the EU’s SmartLine funded by Horizon 2020 The Nanotechnology Lab LTFN runs a research project under the EU’s SmartLine funded by Hori...
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UN’s report: Record amount of renewable energy capacity added in 2016
Largely due to rapidly falling costs of clean energy, global renewable energy capacity jumped 8% last year despite a 23% drop in investment Largely due to rapidly falling costs of clean energy, globa...
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Typhoon "Damrey" hits Vietnam, leaving at least 61 dead
"Damrey" made landfall at southern Vietnam on Saturday, November 4, with winds of up to 90 km/h, killing at least 61 people and leaving another 28 missing. "Damrey" made landfall at southern Vietnam...
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The solar-dome desalination system
Since desalination projects require enormous amounts of energy, researchers are working on alternative solutions Since desalination projects require enormous amounts of energy, researchers are workin...
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