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This low-cost, wind-powered minesweeper aims to eradicate land mines globally
‘Mine Kafon’ is made from just bamboo and biodegradable plastic and moves with the wind ‘Mine Kafon’ is made from just bamboo and biodegradable plastic and moves with the wi...
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Sea cliff collapses due to lava flow from Hawaii volcano (video)
As an impressive stream of lava from Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano was steadily splashing into the Pacific Ocean for the past month, part of the sea cliff at the Kamokuna ocean entry on the south-east side...
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Pompeii residents were champs in waste reuse according to new research
Items of everyday life were used extensively and rarely ended up in the garbage Items of everyday life were used extensively and rarely ended up in the garbage Researchers study the waste buried u...
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Public release of the NASEM Report on Liquefaction Assessment
The National Academies of Science, Engineering & Medicine (NASEM) recently released a report of high value for the engineering community on the "State of the Art and Practice in the Assessment of...
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Eastern China building collapse leaves 7 dead
Nine people were buried in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province in Eastern China after a residence complex collapsed on the morning of Thursday Feb. 2, and seven of them have been reported dead. The building’s...
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Hotel collapses after heavy rain in Peru (video)
La Hacienda hotel collapsed into Sicra River in the Peruvian town of Lircay, on January 26, 2017, due to foundation erosion caused by the heavy rains that hit the region. La Hacienda hotel collapsed...
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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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Did Mount Everest shrink after the 2015 Nepal quake?
Scientists in India are planning an expedition to measure again the height of Mount Everest, in order to determine whether the world's highest summit has actually become shorter due to the 7.8M April...
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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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