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The "ideal city" designed by Leonardo da Vinci
As well as designing cranes and studying gear systems in detail, Da Vinci sketched out plans of what an ideal city would look like without sanitation or transport problems. We analyse how the influence of this Italian Renaissance genius lives on in urban planning 500 years later.
13/07/2022
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A paper-thin speaker that blocks noise
A team of MIT scientists hopes to turn virtually any surface into a noise-cancelling speaker. Details about the novel technology behind this goal have been published in the scientific journal IEEE Transactions of Industrial Electronics.
06/07/2022
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Secrets of the Statue of Liberty
To move the Statue of Liberty from France to New York, it had to be disassembled into 350 pieces and packed into 214 crates. We look at the design, construction and transport of the structure that welcomed millions of immigrants who came to the continent in search of the American dream.
29/06/2022
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Replacing Russian gas, a big technological challenge
Up to a quarter of Europe's energy needs come from Russian imports. Faced with possible supply cuts in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine, the EU has come up with a plan. It aims to end its dependence on Russian oil and gas through energy efficiency, renewable energies and diversification of supply.
22/06/2022