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Stroke Risk: How Developed Neighbourhoods May Protect the Brain
When people think about stroke, blood pressure, smoking and diet usually come to mind. Yet current research…
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Building a Dream House: Monika’s Story of Stress, Marriage and Mortgages
A 40-year-old mother describes how the wish for a home of her own turned into an unrelenting test of her…
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Roman Concrete’s Secret May Explain Its Extraordinary Durability
The ancient Romans were exceptional builders and engineers, with their still-working aqueducts perhaps their…
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Malaysia's Glowing Road Markings: Why a Future Project Failed
Without street lamps, only glowing road markings: in Malaysia, a forward-looking project was meant to make…
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Why Hot Tap Water Does Not Belong in Your Coffee
The coffee machine is running, your head is still half on the pillow, and turning on the hot side of…
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Paris 2050: Eiffel Tower, Louvre and Haussmann Buildings Become Greener
Paris is facing a radical transformation: landmarks including the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre and Haussmann…
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VINCI buys Fletcher Construction in New Zealand for €183 million
France’s VINCI has agreed to acquire Fletcher Construction in New Zealand for approximately €183 million. The…
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China’s 22 km Jintang–Dinghai Undersea Highway Tunnel: Engineering Marvel or Warning?
On a misty morning in eastern China, motorists disappear into the mountain as if they have vanished. One…
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Reflective Canopies and Roof Ponds Cool City Streets
Engineers are suspending bright, reflective canopies above streets and courtyards, then discreetly directing…
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Deep-Sea Underwater Rail Line Between Continents
On a misty morning off Newfoundland’s coast, a research ship maintains its position over a stretch of grey…
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Mukaab in Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s giant cube project stalls
The gigantic cube planned in central Riyadh was meant to become Saudi Arabia’s new landmark – but that…
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M6 Clifton Bridge demolition: progress or pointless vandalism?
Motorists ease off without quite understanding why, looking towards the empty space where a familiar outline…
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The World’s Longest High-Speed Underwater Train Could Change Travel
On a foggy morning off China’s Fujian coast, engineers gather on a metal platform and look out across the…
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Eiffage strengthens its German construction market strategy with HTW Engineers
A French construction group that already carries significant weight in European rankings has made a decisive…
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Jakarta: the megacity sinking as the sea rises
In a tropical capital dominated by skyscrapers and traffic jams, the ground is quite literally giving way…
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France’s Syfrall programme builds a heavy-duty river-crossing capability
Rather than purchasing a single headline-grabbing bridge, Paris is discreetly investing in a ten-year…
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Jeddah Tower: Saudi Arabia’s 1km Skyscraper Reaches for the Sky
At first, the horizon appears vacant: little more than a blurred boundary separating beige desert from a white…
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MSU Smart Pavement Could Transform Winter Roads
A low-key trial in East Lansing is pointing towards a different approach to winter roads. On a modest section…
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How the Netherlands Redrew Its Map with Water
On a grey autumn morning in Lelystad, the road appears to run in a straight line across water. Your sat-nav…
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Senmar: Modular Homes and Sustainable Construction in Portugal
Senmar’s mission is to create “beautiful, high-quality houses that have profound respect for the environment”
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The Quiet Power of an Invisible Planning Officer Job
The fluorescent tubes were already humming when I swiped in at 8:27 a.m., holding coffee in one hand and a…