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Inside The World’s Most Ambitious Eco-City
Why would a petro-state erect a solar-powered eco-metropolis in the middle of the Arabian desert? To change the world.
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Long-overdue rail upgrades could prevent the next big train catastrophe. So why are the railroads so reluctant to make them?
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No Pulse: How Doctors Reinvented The Human Heart
This 10,000-rpm, no-pulse artificial heart doesn't resemble an organic heart--and might be all the better for it
