Work on world's tallest building stopped in China: media
Work on a Chinese skyscraper aiming to be the world's tallest building has been ordered to stop just days after breaking ground, local media reported Thursday.
Internet
Jul 25, 2013
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New Yorkers marvel at 'Manhattanhenge' sunset
New Yorkers gathered at dusk to witness "Manhattanhenge" -- a rare alignment of the sun with the east-west street grid in which it appears to set between skyscrapers.
Space Exploration
Jul 12, 2012
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Skydiver aims to break sound barrier in free fall
His blood could boil. His lungs could overinflate. The vessels in his brain could burst. His eyes could hemorrhage. And, yes, he could break his neck while jumping from a mind-boggling altitude of 23 miles (37 kilometers).
Space Exploration
Oct 1, 2012
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Skyscraper-size asteroid will buzz Earth on Friday, safely passing within 1.7 million miles
An asteroid as big as a skyscraper will pass within 1.7 million miles of Earth on Friday.
Space Exploration
Feb 1, 2024
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New nature and science museum to open in Dallas
(AP)—When the new Perot Museum of Nature and Science opens, visitors will be able to feel the ground shake beneath them in an earthquake simulation, program a robot to navigate a maze and even test their speed against a ...
Other
Nov 14, 2012
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Tokyo hotel shrinks in new-style urban demolition
Passers-by in Tokyo's busy Akasaka district have started to notice something odd about a 40-floor hotel—it has shrunk to about half its original height.
Engineering
Feb 27, 2013
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Researchers propose new building guidelines to clean up city air
As urban populations expand, downtown buildings are going nowhere but up. The huge energy needs of these skyscrapers mean that these towers are not only office buildings, they're polluters with smokestacks billowing out toxins ...
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 1, 2012
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