New Technologies

Chuo Shinkansen: Japan’s bet on the new Tokyo-Nagoya maglev line

The new Linear Chuo Shinkansen reaches speeds of 600 kph and will be up and running from 2027

The stadiums of the future

Sustainability and technology are transforming today’s huge sports infrastructures

The laser scans that will save Notre-Dame

A team of academics carried out a series of 3D scans of Notre-Dame in 2015 that today will prove invaluable to rebuild the damaged the cathedral

Milan’s Metro Line 4: the M4 will bring the city closer to the rest of Europe

The new metro line will connect Milan’s Linate airport to the city centre

Carlsbad: bringing the ocean to San Diego’s faucets

A look at the Western hemisphere’s largest desalination plant and what it holds for the future of California’s water supply

The Middle East and North Africa: the spectre of drought

Desalination treatment that makes sea water drinkable is the hope for the future

Sydney’s Skytrain Bridge: Project of the Year

Sydney’s Skytrain Bridge Wins Project of the Year Award

Technology and development: Salini Impregilo’s 100 bridges

Salini Impregilo has built over 590 kilometres of bridges and viaducts across the globe

China’s mega-project: Bringing water to where there is none

A massive system of tunnels, canals and pipelines transport water more than 1,000 kilometres from the country’s South to its North