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Engineering
Camera Prototype Is Thinner Than a Dime
A patented prototype called FlatCam is little more than a thin sensor chip with a mask that replaces lenses in a traditional camera.
How to Build the World’s Fastest Car
In 2016, a team of engineers and adventurers will travel to the South African desert and attempt to become the first people to drive a car at 1,000mph.
Atlantropa: The Colossal 1920s Plan to Dam the Mediterranean and Create a Supercontinent
Atlantropa was the brainchild of the German architect Herman Sörgel, who tirelessly promoted his project from 1928 until his death in 1952.
‘Zippered Tube’ Origami Could Build Bridges
A new “zippered tube” origami configuration makes paper structures stiff enough to hold weight yet able to fold flat for easy shipping and storage.
How Quantum Mechanics Can Make Soundproofing
A mechanical use of a quantum mechanical phenomenon could soon be used for soundproofing.
Evidence Group Consciousness May Have a Physical Effect on the World
Studies at Princeton University have suggested that two or more minds that hold the same thought or emotion simultaneously may have a tangible effect on physical surroundings.
Engineering’s Unexpected and Microscopic Beauty
We all know engineering is useful, functional, even ingenious. But the engineering photography competition we hold each year provides us a chance to wander outside its merely utilitarian aspects into dimensions such as beauty, humour and even humanity to find unexpected connections and poetic resonance.
