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How thousands of passive thermosiphons keep tracks at an altitude of 5,000 meters from collapsing into permafrost mud.
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To prevent groundwater from mixing with radioactive debris, geotechnical engineering froze the subsoil to create an impermeable barrier of rock and ice.
Engineering
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The ingenious passive geotechnical solution that prevents more than 500 kilometers of tracks from sinking into mud during the summer thaw.
Engineering
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How a zigzag design, sliding supports, and thermosyphons prevented a colossal ecological disaster in the Arctic.
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In 2016, scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) discovered a nematode worm trapped in 30,000-ye...