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John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center Headquarters by SOM

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Department of Transportation (U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) are celebrating the opening of the new John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center headquarters, a U.S. DOT), the U.S. The 410,000-square-foot U.S.

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A4 Spotlight: : Innovations in Sustainable Energy

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As the planet nears a tipping point, the time has come to embrace and implement these new and innovative technologies, as they offer a path to a world where energy needs are met without sacrificing the health of the planet. Green hydrogen can be used in fuel cells for transportation, heating homes, and even powering heavy industry.

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NASA funds ICON to develop lunar 3D-printing construction technology

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Space agency NASA has awarded construction company ICON a $57 million contract to develop 3D-printing technology to build roads, launchpads and homes on the moon 's surface. The construction technology will create roads and habitats on the moon. The construction technology will create roads and habitats on the moon.

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MAD designs "monumental gateway" for Milano Innovation District

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The MoLo, otherwise known as the Mobility and Logistic hub, will be built on the western boundary of the Milano Innovation District (MIND) – a neighbourhood dedicated to "cutting-edge scientific research and education, business, and leisure facilities". MoLo will act as a gateway to the Milano Innovation District. "We

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Future Bound | ReImagining Transportation

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Future Bound, ReImagining Transportation a challenge to visualize the transport infrastructure of a city set in 2100. We have already imagined multiple versions of futuristic cities and their modes of transport from the 70s till now in novels, movies and video games. Fig: 1 – Urban transport (Credits-Joey Kyber).

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Rice University by SOM new engineering and science building opens

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O’Connor Building for Engineering and Science is now open. Photo © Dave Burk “The design strikes a balance of historic and contemporary materials, leverages existing circulation pathways, and creates an energetic hub of social and scientific activity for the next generation of scholars and innovators.”

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Jordan William Hughes designs space elevator that "connects the ocean to the stars"

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Hughes developed the design for the space elevator – which he believes would offer a more efficient alternative to traditional space travel – based on existing research by physicists and engineers. The two would then be connected by a robust tether that would be lowered to Earth from the asteroid.

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