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Transportation Secretary Buttigieg admits ‘we don't fully know’ scope or extent of Francis Scott Key Bridge repairs in Baltimore

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Engineering News-Record reported that debris removal has already begun in haste at Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse site, where six people lost their lives last Tuesday , courtesy of the U.S. Navy, Army Corps of Engineers, and Coast Guard.

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MIT Media Lab designs and tests modular tiles for self-assembling space architecture

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Named TESSERAE, the project seeks to create a highly-engineered tile which can be used as a building block for self-assembling, adaptive, reconfigurable structures. Artist's render of TESSERAE spaceship.

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former spaceX engineers raise $50M to build autonomous freight trains

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the three engineers are building a cleaner and more efficient system for transporting freight across the united states. The post former spaceX engineers raise $50M to build autonomous freight trains appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Dezeen's top 10 sustainable transport designs of 2022

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After a year that saw designers come up with numerous ideas for how to decarbonise transport , we round up 10 of the most interesting as part of our review of 2022. Transport accounts for around a fifth of global carbon dioxide emissions and has the highest reliance on fossil fuels of any sector, according to the International Energy Agency.

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Your next job could be designing federal government buildings at SOM

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calls for an individual “responsible for the technical innovation, integration, documentation, and execution of the architectural and engineering design intent.” Related on Archinect: SOM shares photos of new Volpe National Transportation Systems Center in Cambridge. The role, based in Washington, D.C.,

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Abu Dhabi unveils emirate-wide digital twin project

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Abu Dhabi ’s Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT) has announced the launch of a digital twin project, a first-of-its-kind initiative for the emirate capital. The undertaking was unveiled during GITEX Technology Week, a tech and startup event held in the Dubai World Trade Center, which ended last week.

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Spaceport America selects RS&H, Populous, Zia team for master plan project in New Mexico

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The New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) has selected a team comprising RS&H , Populous , and Zia Engineering & Environmental Consultants to spearhead the Spaceport America Master Plan Project. It aims to serve as a multi-modal site for point-to-point space transportation , aerospace operations, research, development, and testing.

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