Construction & building Sino-German Eco Park puts sustainability at its heart A collaborative urban development project between China and Germany is harmonising environmental protection, energy efficiency and economic advancement.More
Construction & building The Line represents new vision for zero-emission cities A linear smart city is under construction in Saudi Arabia that is designed to have no cars, streets or carbon emissions, and will be powered entirely by renewable energy.
Infrastructure California to get US’s first high-speed rail system The California High-Speed Rail Project plans to operate a 320kph bullet train line that connects San Francisco to the Los Angeles Basin in less than three hours.
Automotive Flying car takes to the skies in new vision for urban mobility Could this new, state-of-the-art, autonomous, electric-powered flying car developed by Volkswagen China revolutionise short haul transport?
Infrastructure Australia-Asia Powerlink will feature world’s longest underwater cable As the world transitions to more sustainable energy sources, using steel-armoured cables to connect to areas of high sun activity could be the key to a shared, solar-powered future.
Construction & building New Egyptian capital represents bold vision for smart cities Egypt’s ambitious new administrative capital is a large-scale infrastructure project on the edge of Cairo that will be crowned by Africa’s tallest skyscraper.
Infrastructure Padma Bridge in Bangladesh is longest spanning the Ganges The 6km-long steel-built Padma Bridge is a game-changer for Bangladesh, connecting 21 southwestern districts to the capital of Dhaka and boosting the country’s economy.
Infrastructure World’s largest fusion reactor offers hope for clean energy A powerful new steel-built tokamak reactor is aiming to finally achieve the holy grail of fusion-powered electricity generation.
Innovation SpaceX relies on stainless-steel for Starship Mars Rocket In a first for a space programme, SpaceX is relying on the unique qualities of steel for its plans to make Mars colonisation a reality.
Infrastructure Closing the energy gap in sub-Saharan Africa Expanding electricity access across sub-Saharan Africa is a mammoth engineering task that requires significant investment and a rethinking of what energy access means.