Engineered Design

3-D Printing: A Glimpse Into The Future

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We are living in a century of great changes. Our technology has never been as advanced. We finally have a practical replacement for the wasteful burning of petrochemicals in our vehicles. This alternative will only become better and more affordable as battery chemistries become refined. In the area of medicine, researchers are working on new

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Soap And Water: The Best Way To Build Infrastructure

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Have you ever marvelled at the inefficiencies of the planning system? Stood in horror at the state of some of our roads? Pondered at the lack of transport in between cities and towns? Well there is a solution to reducing the cost of all of these problems and it doesn’t come from where you would

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The Humble Bike: Serving Us Well Into The Future

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The bicycle has been one of the mainstays of transportation for decades. The first chain-driven version is credited as being invented in the year 1885. Since its invention the humble bicycle has caused a social revolution and given people access to cheap transportation and healthier lifestyles.

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How To Avoid Crashing Your Car In Snow And Ice

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Every year winter weather is one of the biggest factors in cars crashing and people being injured, or worse still killed. So what can motorists do to increase their odds of avoiding collisions and losing control of their vehicles? Go on a safety course? Learn some simple driving tips? Regular car maintenance? No, the answer lies in what

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Graphene: The Vanguard For A Technological Revolution

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The 21st Century has seen remarkable changes in technology. But the true hallmark of successful innovation is how well it integrates into our lives. The most successful inventions become part and parcel of the fabric of society as electricity and the Internet has done. These changes have been marvellously beneficial to mankind but there is

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Kevin McCloud’s Big Town Plan: Castleford’s Potential Architectural Revolution

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Castleford, Yorkshire, is a large English town. Run down and neglected, it was a victim of Margaret Thatcher’s radical 1980s reform when its mining operation was shut down. Now it sits, decaying, dilapidated, an austere eyesore. Enter Kevin McCloud and Channel 4 with a highly ambitious plan for the town. With £100,000 worth of seed

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Great Wall Builders: The Incas And Machu Picchu

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Machu Picchu Wall Photo By Rubyk Walls are invaluable things. They hold up roofs. They provide shelter and protection. And like fences, as Robert Frost keenly pointed out, they make good neighbours. So who built the greatest walls? The Chinese probably spring to mind the fastest with the Great Wall of China. Undoubtedly, the myth

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Great Architecture: Buildings That Can Make You Instantly Happy

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Buildings are iconic symbols of mankind. They provide one of the essential needs for survival, shelter. However, buildings also do much more than that. Upon first sight, they can stir deep emotions within us. We can love them with every fibre of our being or we can despise them with what seems like illogical zeal.

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