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Net zero national security
Climate change will increase the risks of conflict, and will reshape the environments in which military action takes place. At the same time, militaries are
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#249 The Cables That Bind Our World Together
The modern world is bound together with cables. As our economy moves to the cloud, the vast majority of data traffic passes through subsea cables.
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Putting clean concrete on trial
Concrete manufacturers and users have been working on new carbon-reducing recipes for the building material. One day, these may allow for fully carbon-free concrete. But
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#248 Revisited: Secrets of the Hoover Dam
Are there really bodies buried in the Hoover Dam? Was the hard hat really invented here in 1931? And why was it originally called Boulder
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Saudi Arabia: preserving the past, building the future
Saudi Arabia has set out on a journey. This historic land is today home to a young country: a quarter of the population are under
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#247 Saving Structures with Cathodic Protection
In this podcast we go back in time to the invention of cathodic protection 200 years ago by President of the Royal Society Sir Humphry
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The Evolution of Virtual Reality: Transforming engineering and beyond
Over the last five years, the VR market has witnessed remarkable growth, with over 51 million headsets sold globally, generating a staggering $9 billion in
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#246 Tiny Robots, Big Moves: The Basics of Microrobot Actuation
From tireless assembly lines in bustling factories to the delicate precision of diamond cutting, robots are transforming industries by becoming superhuman coworkers. But what if