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Over centuries, soil would rebuild from decomposed organic matter, reestablishing a functional ecosystem. Metals would corrode, plastics photodegrade, and concrete crumble, gradually buried beneath layers of vegetation and sediment as the biosphere erases humanity’s architectural footprint.
The UK’s developing digital identity system is structured around the Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework (DIATF), administered by the Office for Digital Identities and Attributes (OfDIA), which certifies organizations that meet strict technical, security, and privacy standards.
The traditional Afghan practice of Kangina—a centuries-old method for preserving grapes—originated in the arid highlands of central Afghanistan, particularly in provinces like Kandahar and Ghazni, where viticulture has thrived since pre-Islamic times.
Walking floors in trailer truck beds are engineered systems consisting of a series of parallel, slatted aluminum or steel panels that move in a precise, sequenced pattern to automate the loading and unloading of bulk materials without tipping the trailer.
Across the African Sahel, demi-lune (half-moon) rainwater-harvesting structures have become a cornerstone of landscape restoration, contributing—often together with other soil-and-water conservation measures—to the rehabilitation of hundreds of thousands of hectares.
A Boy and His Atom, created by IBM Research in 2013, is the world’s smallest stop-motion film, made by manipulating individual atoms to tell a short story. Scientists at IBM’s Almaden Research Center in San Jose used a scanning tunneling microscope (STM) operating in ultra-high vacuum.
Certain ant species, particularly Solenopsis invicta (fire ants), exhibit remarkable self-assembly behavior, forming living rafts and bridges from their own bodies through cooperative biomechanics and chemical communication.
The giant flag at State Flag Square in Baku, Azerbaijan, flies atop a 162-meter (531-foot) steel flagpole that was inaugurated in September 2010 and briefly held the Guinness World Record as the tallest in the world.
BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham in Robbinsville, New Jersey, completed in 2023 after nearly a decade of construction by the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, is one of the largest Hindu mandir complexes outside India, spanning about 183 acres.
The Tree of Prosperity is an 11-meter tall kinetic sculpture installed in the Rotunda Atrium of Wynn Macau; it was designed to be both a visual centerpiece and an immersive, multi-sensory show combining sculpture, lighting, music, and video.
The Shiziguan Floating Bridge (also called the “Bridge of Dreams”) in Enshi, Hubei Province, China, is a pontoon-style floating bridge about 500 meters (≈ 1,640 feet) long and 4.5 meters wide, using ultra-high-density polyethylene floats to support both pedestrians and light vehicles.
Aeroponics, a soilless cultivation method where plant roots are suspended in air and misted with a nutrient-rich solution, offers significant agricultural benefits in efficiency, sustainability, and yield.
Cars commonly used include modified Toyota Camrys, Nissan Patrols, and Lexus sedans, stripped of weight or fitted with altered suspension and engines to maximize speed and maneuverability. The culture gained notoriety in the 1990s and 2000s through viral videos showcasing crashes and daring stunts.