by Kendall Jones | Oct 10, 2018 | BEST of Construction
Inventor Dahir Semenov from Russia has reinvented airborne travel with the flying train. This incredible form of transportation can travel at speeds up to 400 miles per hour and can transport up to 2,000 passengers. Semenov says that his invention could improve the...
by Kendall Jones | Oct 9, 2018 | BEST of Construction
Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River in Sandouping China is the largest dam in the world measuring at 2,335 metres or 7,660 feet long with the height reaching 185 metres or 607 feet. The dam is so large that it actually slows the rotation of the Earth. Three Gorges...
by Kendall Jones | Oct 4, 2018 | BEST of Construction
Hurricane Resistant Homes North Carolina-based prefab home builder, Deltec, has designed a home that can withstand even the strongest hurricane. It was designed so that families displaced by these catastrophic storms can have some peace of mind as they evacuate, that...
by Kendall Jones | Oct 1, 2018 | BEST of Construction
Built Robotics, a San Francisco based robotics company, is developing driver-less bulldozers and excavators in an effort to simplify the construction process and make it safer for workers to operate the heavy machinery. Instead of sitting in a dusty cab all day, the...
by Kendall Jones | Sep 27, 2018 | BEST of Construction
The Gotthard Base Tunnel is the longest, deepest, tunnel in the world. It was created to revolutionize European freight transport by providing a high-speed rail link between northern and southern Europe, running directly under the Swiss Alps. After nearly two decades...