Tag Archives: Engineering

The World’s Highest Bridge opens in China

The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge towers 625 metres over the Beipan River in China’s Guizhou province, which is known for its dramatic mountains. After three years of construction, the massive 2,890-meter-long* suspension bridge was finally opened to traffic on Sunday (28 Sep), dramatically cutting the 2 hours...

Hyperloop has not gone away

The hype over the Hyperloop concept may have died down in recent years, but there are still engineers working to make it a reality. A Swiss team from EPFL, the School of Business and Engineering Vaud (HEIG-VD) and Swisspod Technologies, claim to have broken the record for...

Dry-docking a Battleship

If all is going as planned, the giant Iowa-class battleship USS New Jersey (BB-62) is on her way back down the Delaware River today, returning to her permanent mooring on the Camden waterfront after a 91 day visit to the Philadelphia Navy Yard for maintenance and repair....