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Hyderabad Metro Rail: an Urban Elevated Mass Rapid Transit System that will finally bring communication-based train control to India
The Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) is a 72km-long light rail system, with over Rs 15,000 crore in capital investment and the largest project under Public Private Partnership (PPP) in the country. The proj...
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Due to Sweden’s revolutionary recycling program, the country needs to import 800,000 tns of waste annually to feed its 32 waste-to-energy plants
The energy goes into a national heating network to heat homes throughout the winter and is also used to produce electricity The energy goes into a national heating network to heat homes throughout th...
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Scientists in Japan improve seismic resistance of metals
Researchers at Japan's Tohoku University have come up with a cheap way to improve the properties of some 'shape memory' alloys, often used in earthquake design due to their ability to return to their...
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The 'urban heat island' effect could force several major cities to face climate change costs at least twice as big as the rest of the world
Some of the world’s largest cities could face temperatures up to 8°C higher than those of today, because of the combination of increased greenhouse gas emissions and the ‘urban heat is...
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Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano erupts again (video)
Following the eruption triggered by the M7.1 earthquake in Mexico City, Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano exploded again in the early hours of Thursday, October 5th, 2017. Following the eruption triggere...
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The façade of this school in Copenhagen is covered with 12,000 panels adding unique architectural details
The panels, spanning over an area of 65,000ft2, cover roughly half of the building’s power consumption The panels, spanning over an area of 65,000ft2, cover roughly half of the building’s power consu...
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Kaikoura Earthquake responsible for “slow motion” quakes in New Zealand
The 7.8 magnitude quake that hit New Zealand's South Island in November 2016, is responsible for a series of large slow slip events, according to a new study led by scientists at the University of Tex...
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October Issue of the Geoengineer.org Newsletter is out !
Geoengineer.org is excited to announce the October Newsletter Issue#149! Geoengineer.org is excited to announce the October Newsletter Issue#149! Read more
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Can glass produce electricity? A Swedish company claims that it can!
They produce semi-transparent solar panels that can generate solar energy from glass facades, windows and glass roofs They produce semi-transparent solar panels that can generate solar energy from gl...
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Scientists are trying to make nuclear fusion a viable alternative energy source to fossil fuels
If they can manage to control the reaction safely, it will be a big step forward for a clean, safe, and virtually limitless source of energy If they can manage to control the reaction safely, it will...
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