Inside London's Super Sewer | The mammoth new tunnel under the River Thames
London’s population is edging towards ten million, but its current sewage system dates back to the mid-19th century. That is until a new super s...
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Will the land speed record ever be broken again?
For 99 years, the land speed record – the highest speed recorded by a person using a vehicle on land – rose steadily. But since the ThrustSCC veh...
The unemployed NASA robot stuck on planet Earth
A vastly expensive space rover, built to explore Mars, was deemed surplus to requirements by NASA. Out of work, with its life’s purpose seemingly s...
Meet Emile Leray, who turned his car into a motorbike to escape the Sahara Desert
You’re driving through the Sahara Desert when you hit a rock and destroy your car’s front axis. You’re 20 miles from the nearest village and food...
Who invented the bicycle?
The bicycle has evolved massively over the last 200 years, as inventors have honed the design into the sleek, lightweight and even electric vehicles...
