Extreme engineering. Tokyo's sky city. Transatlantic tunnel

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Tokyo's sky city: examines the challenges facing architects and engineers from Japan, Taiwan and Canada as they plan to construct Sky City, a towering, vertical concrete and glass community in Toky...

Tokyo's sky city: examines the challenges facing architects and engineers from Japan, Taiwan and Canada as they plan to construct Sky City, a towering, vertical concrete and glass community in Tokyo. Twice the height of any existing building, the walled community looks impressive on paper, but will it be able to withstand earthquakes, typhoons and fire?

Transatlantic tunnel: The year is 2099. A train travels 5000 miles per hour on a journey through the Atlantic Ocean. Science fiction? A transatlantic tunnel may be closer than we think.

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