Engineering
Engineering is the discipline of design and construction of mechanical devices, equipment, structures and public works systems. Topics include aircraft technologies, buildings, bridges, robotics and heavy machinery.
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The Panama Canal has been one of the world's biggest engineering feats since it was built nearly by hand in the 1900s.
By John Donovan
The name bestowed on a road depends on its size and function. And it's not just up to your neighborhood's developer either.
AI already can outperform humans in some narrow domains, but in the future AI may go inside the human brain to enhance intellectual capabilities, turning users into human-machine hybrids.
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Man has been building islands all over the world for centuries using extraordinary feats of engineering. But at what cost to the environment?
By Mark Mancini
The St. Louis Arch was so spectacularly designed that, when construction kicked off in 1961, many predicted an epic failure.
The dome of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore is the largest masonry dome ever built and still defines the city of Florence over 500 years later.
Built in 1986, the Wave Organ amplifies the sound of the waves to create beautiful music.
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It took 22 government agencies and more than 180 firms to turn Eero Saarinen's groundbreaking airport terminal into a spectacular hotel.
The London borough of Islington plans to harness the excess heat of the London Underground to hike up the heat to nearby homes and businesses.
The Louvre Pyramid was first received by the world in 1989 as an architectural joke, but 30 years later it's considered one of the world's most iconic design masterpieces.
Many people worry that drones will invade their privacy, though experts say the fear is greater than the actual threat.
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Started in 1882, this beautifully ornate church was the vision of architect Antoni Gaudí who conceived of it as a "forest in stone."
By Dave Roos
Bordeaux's famed and beautiful reflecting pool will have you snapping photographs and feeling like you're walking on water.
St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow is an architectural oddball, but travel company RealRussia decided to imagine what it would look like in seven more conventional architectural styles.
The Japanese inventor's textured ground surface indicators to assist pedestrians at traffic crossings.
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They keep our miles and miles of unruly cords untangled and out of the way. But how do they work?
A new robot ant uses the same technology desert ants use to safely, efficiently navigate through the searing Saharan sun.
There's a mysterious tower in Texas that strongly resembles Nikola Tesla's Wardenclyffe Tower. Its constructors say they're testing some new forms of electromagnetic waves. But is something else going on?
In 17th century Japan, wealthy citizens built homes with "nightingale floors" that squeaked, warning them of intruders. In fact, the floors squeaked louder when the steps got lighter.
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We humans may 'know it when we see it,' but the bots sure don't. At least not yet.
By Greg Fish
We may finally know how the ancient Egyptians built the pyramids.
These days, you can do a lot more at a transit hub than simply catch a train or a bus.
Well, heck yeah, we can, and we have. Let's take a look.
By Robert Lamb
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The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is 34 miles (55 kilometers) long and connects the territories of Hong Kong and Macao to mainland China for the first time.
Stanley Kubrick's sci-fi masterpiece '2001: A Space Odyssey' premiered 50 years ago, and it got a lot of things right. But what about HAL? How close are we to those kinds of capabilities?
By Oisin Curran