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A light aircraft flew more than 500 miles using fuel partially originated from plastic waste
The initiative ‘On Wings of Waste’ aims to raise awareness about plastic waste recycling and draw attention to its potential use as fuel The initiative ‘On Wings of Waste’ a...
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Luxembourg can now fast-charge the city’s electric hybrid buses
A fully-charge cycle will take just three to six minutes! A fully-charge cycle will take just three to six minutes! On February 10th, Ville de Luxembourg inaugurated two fast-chargers for the elec...
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Colorful crossings for safer walking in the streets of Santa Monica
Twelve brightly colored crosswalks is the solution proposed by Santa Monica’s officials for safer streets, at least in the city’s downtown area. The ‘Creative Crosswalks’ project was announced in July...
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New Champlain Bridge construction: A project milestone for Canada (video)
Montreal's Champlain Bridge is one of North America's busiest spans, with 50 million vehicles crossing it each year. Increased traffic on the bridge, along with damage caused by road salt and other fa...
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This tree-shaped skyscraper can feed a whole city
The vertical garden project is called ‘Urban Skyfarm’ The vertical garden project is called ‘Urban Skyfarm’ A proposal of the Aprilli Design Studio, ‘Urban Skyfarm&rs...
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BRACE project aims to build resilience against earthquakes in Bhutan
Led by a group of researchers at the University of Bristol, BRACE project – standing for Building Bhutanese Resilience Against Cataclysmic Events – is an interdisciplinary try to help the Kingdom of B...
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The $23.5 billion Riyadh Metro will revolutionize the way the city’s residents get around
The Riyadh Metro is a rapid transit system under construction in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It will be 176 km (109 mi) long with 6 lines and 85 stations, including underground, elevated and at-grade...
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Chinese firm undertakes the construction of the Lagos-Calabar coastal railway line in Nigeria
In July 2016, China and Nigeria agreed to a $11-billion contract to build the Lagos-Calabar coastal railway. It will stretch for 1400 km (871 mi) and is expected to open in record time, before the end...
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A 200MW solar park floats on top of a fish farm in China
An impressive application of solar panels An impressive application of solar panels Located in Cixi, Zhejiang province, China’s largest solar power station at a fishery site was officially c...
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Capturing Reality with Drones - The future is here for construction business
Rapid increase in UAV 3D Mapping technology implementation in various scientific and industrial projects is about to invade the construction industry. Rapid increase in UAV 3D Mapping technology im...
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