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Pulley’s

By: Royale Cosby, Journalists
Ever wondered how cranes lift massive steel beams or how elevators glide effortlessly up skyscrapers? The secret lies in pulleys! These simple yet powerful machines make heavy lifting easier by multiplying force and changing direction. From ancient pyramids to modern construction sites, pulleys have been shaping the world for centuries. Stay tuned to discover how this small but mighty tool continues to make a big impact!
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Why The Chicago River Flows Backwards

By: Gregory Bosworth, Journalist
Most people know this river for being green on St. Patricks day. However, this river was subject to an extremely large project to reverse it's flow.
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Barcelona's Superblocks, Explained

Barcelona’s Superblocks, Explained

By: Reece von Elling, Journalist
The cause of this air pollution is Barcelona's abundance of cars, it's streets aren't very friendly to pedestrians, as a majority of its roadways are specifically designed for cars. To deal with this problem, the city created an extensive urban mobility plan to reduce traffic. The most interesting part of this urban planning initiative, was the Superillas, which translates to superblocks in English.
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The Stadiums of the World Cup

By: Reece von Elling, Journalist
Too hot? Create massive air conditioned stadiums and push the games back to winter. There's no transport system connecting the city center to the stadium? Create an entire new metro system. It's a miracle that Qatar could build all these engineering marvels in less than 10 years, but their crown jewel is the stadiums.
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Outdated and Old Infrastructures: Civil Engineering a Stable Modern Infrastructures

Outdated and Old Infrastructures: Civil Engineering a Stable Modern Infrastructures

By: Arjan Shankhi, Journalist
Civil engineering is the construction and design of public works, such as houses, dams, roads, tunnels, bridges, and other infrastructure projects.  Civil engineers design, supervise, construct, and maintain construction projects.
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Bistable Inflatables Inspired By Origami

Bistable Inflatables Inspired By Origami

By: Lena Tosounidis, Reporter
With origami as their muse and geometry as their guide, the researchers created multistable structures out of triangular building blocks that could pop up or fold flat.
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The Big, Complicated Process of John Edmark’s Intriguing and Beautiful Bloom Spirals

By: Caitlin Arnold, Reporter

John Edmark is an engineer who experiments with angles and spirals to create patterns. Edmark makes his work to look for unusual behaviors in math and art. The Math The math in Edmark’s pieces...

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Culebra Cut on the Panama Canal 1902.  Image Source:  Wikipedia.org

Creation of the Panama Canal

By: Zach Bloom, Reporter
In the end 32000 died while working on the Panama Canal. The Panama Canal was one of the first steps for America to place itself as a world power and changed the business of trade forever.
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The Dubai International Airport

The Dubai International Airport

By: Zach Bloom, Journalist
The airport is already the biggest in the world and this extension is only going to make it larger.
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China’s Mega Airport

By: Isaac Villa Marin, Journalist
This is a story of the second international airport ion Beijing, and the process they made it and the benefits it will bring.
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