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Water Jet Engines Give Navy LCS Ships Incredible Maneuverability
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The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module is small and light to launch, and then expands once in orbit.
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And it only cost $185 to build.
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This House was Built in Just 36 Hours
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Oil dampers, modeled on the ones on NASA's launch towers, allow the Skytree to sway instead of collapse.
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The Tokyo Skytree Can Survive Earthquakes and Typhoons
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The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope, or FAST, is a radio telescope located in the Dawodang depression in China.
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This is the Largest Radio Telescope in the World
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Locks are used for raising and lowering boats between stretches of water of different levels.
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This Staircase Lock Paved The Way For the Panama Canal
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Liberty ships carried vital supplies across the Atlantic to Europe during World War 2, but Germans destroyed them in mass.
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Liberty Ship Construction Revolutionized Shipbuilding
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Reusing spacecraft means landing them on the ground -- and using airbags to protect the crew on impact.
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Built in 1914, the Panama Canal couldn’t handle today’s modern ships. Get a feel for the scope of one of the largest modern infrastructure projects as engineers overhaul the Canal.
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The Epic Engineering of the Panama Canal Overhaul
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Did you know billiard balls were originally made of ivory?
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How are Billiard Balls Made?
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Located in Cornwall, England, these biomes are home to many diverse climates and environments.
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These specialized ships help create paths by pushing into ice pockets.
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