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Norway's Fjords : an engineer's headache comes to an end
Norway is known for Fjords - a complex of bays with complicated shape which is caused by marine erosion. This geologic environment makes transportation difficult and, as a result, an innovative...
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Highway 99 Tunnel Further Delayed
Completion of the new Highway 99 tunnel, originally planned for late 2015, has been delayed even further, possibly until 2019. It is now estimated that the project will be over budget by $223 million....
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Winning design for a new college of Architecture in China Announced
Just a few days ago, the winning design for the New College of Architecture and Design at Wenzhou-Kean University in Wenzhou, in China, was announced. The new college is scheduled to be completed in 2...
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World’s first electric highway for trucks has opened in Sweden
It can power trucks on the go using overhead wires It can power trucks on the go using overhead wires On June 22, Sweden became the first country to introduce an electric 2km (1.2 miles) test stri...
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Panama Canal Expansion Opens for Business
On Sunday, June 26th, a Chinese freighter became the first ship to pass through the recently completed Panama Canal expansion. The expansion went over budget reaching 5.25 billion dollars and was two...
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Amazing Concept House Being Built into a Cliff in Lebanon
In 2015, a design for a home built into the side of a cliff went viral on the internet. This house was named Casa Brutale for its brutalist architectural style. Due to its popularity on the internet,...
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Tunnel installed under a highway in just a weekend!
An incredible time-lapse video shows the installation process of a 70m-long tunnel in the Netherlands An incredible time-lapse video shows the installation process of a 70m-long tunnel in the Nethe...
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Beast-like wind sculptures that move across the sand in an almost lifelike manner
They are called ‘Strandbeests’ and they are made of plastic tubes and lemonade bottles They are called ‘Strandbeests’ and they are made of plastic tubes and lemonade bottles...
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A floating structure aims to pull plastic from the world’s oceans
The project’s next big target is the obliteration of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch The project’s next big target is the obliteration of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch Boyan Slat fou...
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World's Longest Tunnel Running Under Swiss Alps Opens
On June 1st, the Gotthard Base Tunnel was officially opened, making it the longest and deepest tunnel. Nearly 20 years after work began, the tunnel connects Erstfeld to Bodio, Switzerland before conti...
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