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Soil Nail Analysis Program (SNAP-2) Update Announced by the FHWA National Geotechnical Team
The FHWA National Geotechnical Team has announced an update to the Soil Nail Analysis Program (SNAP-2), a geotech software that follows the current FHWA guidelines for designing a soil nail earth...
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Meet the River Turbine: a reliable source of continuous renewable energy
It can provide up to 12 kWh of power daily It can provide up to 12 kWh of power daily The Quebec-based company Idénergie has developed a revolutionary river turbine, ideal to powe...
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Plastic cotton buds to be withdrawn by Tesco and Sainsbury’s
The supermarkets will replace the plastic stems with paper ones in all own-brand products The supermarkets will replace the plastic stems with paper ones in all own-brand products A great initiati...
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Expand your testing capacity with the new Geotechnical Elite series Load Frames.
With the new Geotechnical Elite Serie, by Humboldt, test control has never been easier. With the new Geotechnical Elite Serie, by Humboldt, test control has never been easier. Read...
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Chernobyl giant safety shelter is now in position
It is the world’s largest mobile metal structure and cost roughly €1.5 billion It is the world’s largest mobile metal structure and cost roughly €1.5 billion On November 29th...
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Α waterless toilet, funded by the Bill Gates Foundation
The ‘Nano Membrane Toilet’ is developed by researchers in Cranfield University The ‘Nano Membrane Toilet’ is developed by researchers in Cranfield University Back in 2011,...
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Feel nature in your hands with tableware made of tree leaves
Biodegradable food packaging that uses no plastics, additives, glue or chemicals Biodegradable food packaging that uses no plastics, additives, glue or chemicals Packaging –and especially fo...
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Buckingham Palace may go solar as part of a £369 million renovation
It was about time for UK’s least energy efficient home It was about time for UK’s least energy efficient home On November 18th, plans for a potential refurbishment of Buckingham Palace...
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A solar-powered prefab house that can move with its owners
It can be put together in just 7 hours! It can be put together in just 7 hours! The Estonian firm Kodasema has developed KODA house, a tiny, solar-powered prefabricated home, made primarily of co...
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Interested in tech-powered micro-farming? Try ‘Farm from a Box’
All you need to run an off-grid, solar-powered farm is packed into a shipping container All you need to run an off-grid, solar-powered farm is packed into a shipping container Farm from a Box is a...
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