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0.5$ billion skyscraper in LA moves forward despite COVID-19 outburst

The developers of a 0.5$ billion skyscraper project in downtown Los Angeles are moving forward to the realization of the project despite the recession that will be caused by the COVID-19 outburst. Th...

Massive concrete umbrellas to be used as a coastal shield

Scientists from the University of Princeton in New Jersey, have introduced a radical structural system that could protect coastal areas from extreme weather phenomena. The researchers have published...

Measures to prevent bridge closures due to snow accumulation

Bridge closures associated with snow accumulation have become common incidents. As the phenomenon is exacerbated in cable-stayed structures, a question that arises is whether there is a solution to t...

Overpass for wildlife opens in Singapore

A bridge that will be exclusively used by wildlife as a passage above a highway opened in Singapore, on December 6, 2019. The 140-meter long structure will connect two sides of a forest in the CCNR...

International flights began in Beijing's new airport

Daxing, Beijing's new vast airport (PKX), started international flight operations on Sunday, October 27, 2019. The facility will aid in alleviating the congestion in the existing Beijing's Internat...