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A number of cities around the globe are testing 3D crosswalks in order to slow traffic
An interesting technique that aims to make the streets safer, even though no study to check whether it actually reduces accidents has yet been conducted An interesting technique that aims to make the...
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Video with the most captivating 2017 Structural Engineering News
Thestructuralengineer.info is pleased to launch a video with a selection of the most captivating news that were posted in its Structural News Center in 2017. Thestructuralengineer.info is pleased to...
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Art in photovoltaics: World’s first solar panel mural installation is a reality
The solar panel was unveiled last November at San Antonio’s Luminaria Contemporary Arts Festival The solar panel was unveiled last November at San Antonio’s Luminaria Contemporary Arts Festiv...
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Civil society organizations from 28 EU countries ally against coal
‘Europe beyond Coal’: a campaign against climate change, atmospheric pollution and its disastrous effects on humans and the environment ‘Europe beyond Coal’: a campaign against climat...
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Singapore's deepest transmission cable tunnel system is almost ready
A network of giant tunnels which will protect Singapore's electricity supply for the future has been completed. A network of giant tunnels which will protect Singapore's electricity supply for the fu...
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This tower in São Paulo is formed out of four irregularly-stacked volumes
Designed by the Brazilian architect Isay Weinfeld, this mixed-use tower located in the Jardins area, Sao Paulo consists of four varying volumes, each of them with different-sized floor plates tha...
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Meet the NeighborHub: the transformable, shared space packed with ‘green’ characteristics
The prefabricated structure can adapt to different needs The prefabricated structure can adapt to different needsThe NeighborHub, designed by architecture students, is a transformable community space...
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The proposed LA tunnel system by Elon Musk’s Boring Company has been revealed
Elon Musk, frustrated by LA’s heavy traffic, has proposed to create tunnels for an underground transportation system. And his newly established Boring Company, is exploring ways to cut down tunneling...
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An innovative experimental horizontal levee in California wins the award for Outstanding Environmental Project
A re-imagining of how a levee looks and what it can offer A re-imagining of how a levee looks and what it can offerCould a wedge of gravel, mud and grass, offer a regional solution to flood risk from...
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The severely polluted Yamuna River in India and its clean-up project
Better late than never, the Indian government has finally made river clean-up an important priority Better late than never, the Indian government has finally made river clean-up an important priority...
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