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Posts tagged ‘roads’

Solar arch on highways

February 21, 2011

Solar arch

Designed by Tyson Steele the Solar Arch, is a concept covering for roads that can generate solar energy for the highway lighting.
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Treepods- the trees of tomorrow

February 17, 2011

Treepods

Designers Mario Caceres and Cristian Canonico of Influx Studio, with Treepods they decided to add vegetation to urban settings. The designs imitate the look of a Dragon tree, inspired by nature.
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35-mile hole in the Swiss Alps

October 19, 2010

Suisse tunnel

The Gotthard Base Tunnel, two parallel tubes of over 35 miles each through the Swiss Alps, is a ridiculously ambitious undertaking, one that has taken 14 years so far and still has a few left to go before it’ll be operational. But the Swiss have achieved a major milestone today: One of the tunnels broke through, cementing the Gotthard’s place as the world’s longest tunnel.

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