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Think again: Will circular runways ever take off?
BBC NEWS   17 March 2017   Netherlands   Europe  
The Endless Runway (source: www.endlessrunway-project.eu)
<p>Could circular runways be the future of air travel? Aviation expert Henk Hesselink of the Netherlands Aerospace Centre believes so.</p><p>An interesting approach on circular runways and deriving benefits!</p><p> </p>
Hyperloop One shows off development site
Hyperloop One prototype (source: The Construction Index)
<p>The first images have been released of a prototype track intended to provide the first full-scale testing of Hyperloop transportation technology.</p> <p>Hyperloop One is building a functional test system in the USA&rsquo;s Nevada desert and is aiming to ...
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The Tunnel of Efpalinos: An Amazing Representation Video
isamos.gr   21 December 2016   Greece   Europe  
Samos island map (source: isamos.gr)
<p>There was an architect, who managed, in the 6th century BC, to construct a tunnel some 1.036 meters long, beginning from two opposite sides, which met with no deviation at all! It is the Tunnel of Efpalinos.</p><p>In the 6th century BC the architect Efpalinos ...