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Monitoring the structural integrity of heavily used and aging bridges is complex work that often involves arrays of costly sensors, but new research has demonstrated how smartphones might one day do the heavy lifting. Scientists have shown how an app c… Continue reading Driver smartphones could help predict (and prevent) bridge collapse
In the electronics world, even for the hobbyists, things have only gotten smaller over the years. We went from through-hole components to surface mount, and now we’re at the point …read more Continue reading Building Bridges In This Week’s Hack Chat
Flax is a very useful crop, being used in everything from e-racers to campers. With concrete being such a major contributor of carbon emissions, a team led by the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is researching whether it could also be used as… Continue reading Sensor-packed footbridge demonstrates efficacy of flax construction
Bridge cryptocurrency hack follows bridge cryptocurrency hack follows bridge cryptocurrency hack. Continue reading More than $400 million drained from hacked blockchain bridges in little more than a week
A first-of-its-kind 3D-printed concrete bridge has been unveiled in Venice, Italy. The bridge is a demonstration of a new 3D printing method resulting in a structure requiring no mortar or steel reinforcement.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, Lif… Continue reading World’s first unreinforced 3D-printed concrete bridge displayed in Venice
Way back in 2018, we brought you news of a 3D-printed stainless steel pedestrian bridge being planned to span a Dutch canal in Amsterdam. Now it’s finally in place and …read more Continue reading Walk the First 3D-Printed Bridge and Be Counted
MX3D has finally realized its ambitious plan to install what’s described as the world’s first 3D-printed steel bridge over a canal in Amsterdam. The Queen of the Netherlands has officially opened the bridge to the public and, as well as an eye-catching… Continue reading World’s first 3D-printed stainless steel bridge spans Dutch canal
Those nervous of heights should probably steer clear of the newly completed 516 Arouca bridge in Portugal. As its name suggests, the tourist attraction runs high above a river for 516 m (1,692 ft) and is hailed as the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge by Portuguese officials.
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Continue reading World’s longest suspension footbridge lets walkers get some mountain air
There is a gotcha lurking in wait for hackers who look at a piece of equipment, see a port labeled “Serial / RS-232”, and start to get ideas. The issue …read more Continue reading DIY Wireless Serial Adapter Speaks (True) RS-232
Turning Paris from a City of Light to a City of Green has long been an ambition of architect Vincent Callebaut, and his firm’s latest project in this vein envisions a greenery-filled footbridge in the French capital. Named the Green Line, the tree-pack… Continue reading Vincent Callebaut aims to span the Seine with veggie-growing gardens