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Atom Smasher: The Large Hadron Collider

Atom Smasher: The Large Hadron Collider

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world’s largest and highest-energy particle accelerator, intended to collide opposing particle beams of either protons at an energy of 7 TeV per particle, or lead nuclei at an energy of 574 TeV per nucleus. It is expected that it will address the most fundamental questions of physics, hopefully [...]

February 5, 2011 Engineering 0 Comments

Three Gorges Dam: Great Wall Across the Yangtze

Three Gorges Dam: Great Wall Across the Yangtze

The Three Gorges Dam is the world’s largest hydroelectric dam and also the world’s largest electricity-generating plant of any kind. In addition to generating more energy than the combined total of 15 nuclear power plants, the Three Gorges Dam was designed to moderate the annual flooding that has plagued the Yangtze River. But scientists are [...]

August 14, 2010 Engineering 2 Comments

Megastructures: The Burj Al-Arab

Megastructures: The Burj Al-Arab

A look at the construction of the world’s tallest hotel, the Burj Al-Arab off the coast of Dubai. Rising 321 metres from an artificial island in the Arabian Gulf, this sail-like structure boasts numerous technical innovations, including the largest fabric wall and atrium in the world, and a ’floating’ restaurant. First envisioned by Dubai’s crown [...]

July 24, 2010 Engineering 1 Comment

MegaStructures: The Golden Gate Bridge

MegaStructures: The Golden Gate Bridge

National Geographic’s MegaStructures examines how the Golden Gate Bridge is being slowly re-build to withstand a devastating earthquake that is likely to hit the San Francisco Bay Area in the coming years.

May 16, 2010 Engineering 0 Comments