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Material Marvels: Linking a nation
1 Apr 2018
In smaller countries, the links that connect communities rarely register. However, in vast landscapes, across numerous time zones, such as Russia, the importance of transport cannot be overlooked, as Gary Peters reports.

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Material Marvels: The Golden Gateway
1 Mar 2018
From its completion in 1937 to the construction of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in New York in 1964, the Golden Gate Bridge had the longest main span in the world. It now stands as an iconic landmark in San Francisco. Kathryn Allen reports.

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Material Marvels: Hamburg’s reflection
1 Feb 2018
At the western point of Hamburg’s HafenCity, Germany, stands Europe’s largest inner-city development, Elbphilharmonie, which is set to become a centre for culture and social life, as Ellis Davies reports.

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Spotlight – Additive Manufacturing
1 Jan 2018
Gary Taylor, Regional Manager at additive manufacturing service provider EOS UK and Ireland, explains the transformative nature of additive manufacturing.

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Spotlight – A snapshot of additive manufacturing
1 Jan 2018
Dr Martin Baumers, Assistant Professor of Additive Manufacturing Management at the Centre for Additive Manufacturing, UK, takes a look at the industry and the materials it uses.

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Material marvels: The birth of the Shinkansen
1 Dec 2017
The Shinkansen, or bullet train as it is affectionately known, redefined rail transport. Making its debut in the 1960s, it presaged a new era of high-speed travel, transforming not just its host country Japan, but also the wider region and the world. Gary Peters reports.

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Material Marvels: The Crystal Palace
1 Nov 2017
There are only a few pillars left of what was South London’s Crystal Palace – a glass building that burned down in 1936. Anna Ploszajski writes.

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Material Marvels: Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore
1 Sep 2017
Kathryn Allen looks at the mysteries of engineering behind the dome of the Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore in Italy.

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Best of ceramic: the London Underground
18 Aug 2017
Kathryn Allen takes a look at the iconic ceramic tiles used on the London Underground.

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Material Marvels: Basilica de la Sagrada Família
3 Jul 2017
Ellis Davies takes a look at the materials and construction techniques used in the Basilica de la Sagrada Família.

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